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We looked into going here when my oldest was about one, we would have done the stay and play option. It seamed like a neat opportunity and having previously worked training teachers in the childcare industry I could appreciate their concept. However I had asked about snacks and if there were any procedures to help protect children, like my daughter, who suffer from allergies. Specifically if it would be possible to have kids wash their hands after they eat as to not get sticky potentially deadly residue on all the toys/ if I could bring my daughter a snack that was safe for her. They said that it would not be possible to have the children wash their hands again after they ate and that I would not be able to bring in anything that contained peanuts. My daughter is allergic to dairy and eggs so I understand they were being cautious in case there were any children with peanut allergies and I can 100% get behind that. However dairy is the most common allergy across the board children and adults, and I am not talking just lactose intolerance, I am talking full blown anaphylactic immune reaction. Egg is also a top 8 allergen. Their response that they would protect children with peanut allergies but not children with dairy allergies (which is more common than peanut allergies) or egg allergies showed a lack of training and knowledge on the topic of allergens. So we decided we would not be using their services. No big deal, we are used to changing up plans to keep our children in an environment that's safe for them. I don't think they were knowledgeable about allergies however I am not here to change someone else's procedures, if we don't like the way a place handles allergens we don't go to that place. So we went on our merry way. Then I started receiving promotional emails from TEAMS, and emails asking for volunteers for various events, no big deal, I unsubscribed. Then I unsubscribe again, and again. Here I am four years later continuing to receive emails despite unsubscribing everytime I get an email. If you have allergies, or don't like spam emails, I do NOT recommend TEAMS learning center.
To be clear I do not intend to take away from the severity of peanut allergies. We have family members who are allergic to peanuts and totally understand they are in the same boat as my children. I am fighting for allergy education for all allergens.
To anyone who is looking for more information on allergies and how to be inclusive of all who have the medical condition, I recommend Food Allergy Resource and Education (FARE).
"Every three minutes a food allergy reaction send someone to the emergency room." - FARE
