TV In Daycare? TV For Toddlers?

Ok so I have read and answered a couple of questions today regarding TV in Daycare. This is my thing....Me and My daycare kids Watch the "Wiggles" everyday!!!!!! It is right after breakfast and i see it as exercise!!! We Dance, We Sing...and we use the song and dance all day during other activities......There is usually a corney lesson too!! So My question is what is up with these parents who feel because a TV is involved that thier kids are not being taken care of or loved???? I really am tired of the condesending tone these parents have towards thier daycare provider......Most of us are here because we have made the sacrifice to be home with our own kids.....and really they money these parents pay isn't much....not compared to what thier kids get from us. What are your thoughts?

TV In Daycare? TV For Toddlers?
I am a home daycare provider. The Wiggles is educational and if you get the kids up to move with the characters, it's exercise. But when someone says that kids in daycare are watching TV, peoples' perception is that they are sitting, watching TV. But I personally don't allow TV viewing while the children are in my care. We can exercise without TV, and I can teach without TV. I think TV is a crutch in a daycare, but that's just my personal opinion.
Reply:why are you mad don't you watch tv??? well just live with it this is life!!!! good luck
Reply:I have another question for you- why do some parents not let their children watch the Wiggles? I personally love watching it and find it entertaining. I have heard other parents at my daycare say they don't allow their children to watch it. Am I missing something? My neice didn't speak a word before watching The Wiggles and then she learned her alphabet from Dorothy the Dinosaur. The songs are great fun. And I also think tv is ok as long as it is used in moderation and not as a babysitter. My son gets to watch a little if he has time in the morning before going to daycare and he loves it- like it is a little special treat for a few minutes.
Reply:I totally agree with you. Parents who complain about care providers should stay home with their kids if they have these specific rules that they want to raise them by. Of course this excludes neglect and abuse. Nevertheless, if your a parent who has to put work before time with your child then it is your obligation to figure out how and where you will compensate.
Reply:The problem is not simply a child watching TV but if the child is placed in front of the TV and can not get away from it. as long as the child can choose if they watch or not it is not a problem.


using TV programmes as an aid to exercising, is very commendable, not the same as using the TV as a child minder.
Reply:There is nothing wrong with TV if it is not used as a babysitter. What you do is great, they have fun, they get exercise, and you are right there doing it with them. I am also a stay at home mommy and my son loves the show Word World on PBS....he is already learning how to spell from it and he will be 3 in a couple of weeks.
Reply:Sounds like you are one of the FEW daycare providers who use the television in an appropriate manner... I would appreciate a provider like you!





I do not appreciate a provider who would leave it on as back ground noise etc or to fill a few hours of time a day.....





Sounds like you are a caring provider! Keep up the good work!
Reply:My son is in a daycare that they have a TV. She puts it on and they watch Super Why, and she has the DVR so she pauses it and asks the kids questions about the things they see. She does this for 30 minutes in the morning, and then she puts the TV on after they wake from their nap and she is getting everything situated for their after nap snack. I have no problem with this! I mean if she or you would sit them down in front of the TV all day then I can understand their complaint but that is NOT what you are doing.. People are just ridiculous sometimes!





I have to add and agree with the people above, when my son is home we sit and watch Word world, even my 8 yr old likes it!
Reply:TV in daycare, now I've heard everything. Do you have any idea what you're doing to those kids? But, hey, if the parents don't care enough to stay home to raise with their own offspring, let them watch television 24/7.
Reply:I think TV is okay when it is appropriate and limited. My son is 2 and loves the Wiggles. I also teach Kindergarten and every Friday is movie day. The movies are curriculum based and usually from the public library but I still have parents complain but parents will always find something to complain about no matter what you do. It just goes with the territory of caring for someone's child, they never think that things are good enough. Good luck!
Reply:Many people feel that the tv is an easy way to get paid to babysit. I babysit ALOT and have not really had to many problems, but I do put limits on the tv because there many better things to do!
Reply:I so agree with poster "hstris"... Word World is the best show! My children are allowed to watch a few PBS shows each day... I have 28 month old twins. They LOVE Word World and have learned SO much from it! :) They also really like most of the PBS shows and it is great because I don't have to worry about yucky commercials and they often replay the same episodes, which children love. I think TV is okay as long as they're not sitting in front of it all day like zombies. As long as it is educational and non-violent, TV can be great for kids to learn letters, numbers, songs, etc. :)
Reply:I wouldn't have a problem with it if that's how you were using it. I think if a daycare provider used the TV all the time and the kids were plopped down in front of it just to occupy then, then I would have a problem with it!!
Reply:NO i think its important to have tv if its wiggles like dancing and so on and education but if its meeningless tv then i dont advise it. i think daycarers are not taking an easy way out by using tv at all if they are using it in the right ways.
Reply:I've had my oldest in a daycare where the TV was used like yours is, not too much and interactive which I was fine with. Before that I had him in one that I found out he and the other kids were being plopped in front of the TV while the provider watched soaps and talked on the phone in the kitchen ( I took him out as soon as he told me) It's hard to tell the situation when someone talks about having TV in a daycare so they jump to conclusions and the worst case scenario