Getting a call from your child’s daycare or school is never a good thing. But when parents started getting calls from a New Zealand daycare center in the middle of the day, they figured that their child had acted up or possibly got sick.
Parents were terrified after staff from the Discoveries Educare Daycare explained that at 1:30 in the afternoon, a massive tree had fallen over on the playground where 25 of the 47 or 48 children enrolled at the center had been playing. Luckily most of the children were left unharmed, but unfortunately four had been hit.
The staff immediately called for ambulances for the injured toddlers, of which one was in critical condition, one was in critical condition, and the two others had only minor injuries. The rest of the children were ushered inside where they were checked for any other injuries.
And in all the confusion, many parents were never notified if their child was one of the four injured. “I was still 50/50. That’s why I just ran … I really hope the children who are hurt are OK,” said parent Afsheen Kabir, who thought her 4-year-old daughter had been hurt.
Despite the panic, most parents were thankful that the teachers acted quickly and stayed composed in such a traumatic situation. “You could see it on their faces … I feel for the teachers. It’s not easy for them. The kids stay with them every day,” said mom Vik Kumar.”We never heard anything about that tree. The kids loved playing under it,” said Shafiek Isaac, whose son just finished the daycare last week.”Obviously, it’s a freak accident, the wind just came through.”
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[Featured image: NZHerald]
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