Once a frog fell in a vessel full of hot water. The vessel was on a gas stove. The frog still did not try to jump out of the vessel, instead it just stayed in it. As the temperature of the water started to rise, the frog managed to adjust its body temperature accordingly. As the water started to reach the boiling point, the frog was no longer able to keep up and manage its body temperature.
The frog tried to jump out of the vessel but with water reaching its boiling point, the frog was not able to bear it and couldn’t make it out.
The latest fad for home-based business is – crèches’ and day care centres. There are many people, who are earning well, with just few changes in their home set up and others by setting up a proper day care centre. With slogans such as – “Home away from home”, “Mom’s Care”, “Home Care”, it has become a way out for women to get back to their work. With hope that their children would be taken care of, they drop their little ones, expecting to pick their children in the same happy state.
There are many other mothers who are ready to let go of their career but daycares are not an option for them. Looking at the current scenario, where we very often hear horrifying stories of day cares/crèches – where a small girl is raped or children are given medicines to fall asleep, little kids are beaten up brutally and what not, are these mothers right in a way? Is there any way out for all of us – to send our kids to safe and happy day care centres/crèches?
The answer to this lies in one and only solution – Background Verification!
Background verification must be done for all the staff that are employed at all the day care centres/crèches, irrespective of the size of the centre.
Another very important step towards safety of kids should be done from the side of the parents – verification of the day care centres. Parent should go ahead and get the centres verified. Verification to be done on the following points:
- Background verification of the centre owner,
- If the child-staff ratio is maintained by the centre, as stated by them and if they follow all the rules.
- If the centre has any complains registered in the past.
Getting back to the above mentioned story of the – frog – what was the reason that the frog couldn’t make it?
Well, the water was extremely hot, isn’t it!
Not really. The frog couldn’t make it due to its own inability to decide when it had to jump out.
With various disturbing news about treatment of children in day care centres, all I can say is that the water temperature is getting higher. Before we get affected, we need to take action. There is a way out – Background Verification. Precaution is always better than cure – what do you think?
