https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 07 Apr 2026 13:56:35 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-childcare-allow-the-kids-to-watch-movies#post-2595008 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 22:34:59 +0000 ALV91711 2595008@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They have movie days once in a while for ore-school age and up. I know during the school year older kids get movies like once a monthish. </p> <p>I'm fine with this as long as they are watching appropriate movies. I trust the ladies. I don't know what they watch but movies like minions wwe watch at home anyways. </p> <p>DS and lots of the kids are there 45-50 hours s week, so if a few hours s month are spent watching movies I think that is fine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-childcare-allow-the-kids-to-watch-movies#post-2595007 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 22:34:07 +0000 Mrs. Pen 2595007@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Meh. My kids home daycare has tv on a lot. My son is usually so busy playing with his friends, he doesn't even watch it typically.<br /> Doesn't really bother me. He's 4.5 though. If he were younger, it might. Idk. I've always been pretty lax about screen time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-childcare-allow-the-kids-to-watch-movies#post-2594994 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 21:52:40 +0000 sapphire 2594994@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No way. No TVs at our center based daycare. I wouldn't be ok with that. I'm paying them to play with and teach my LO. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-childcare-allow-the-kids-to-watch-movies#post-2594983 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 21:46:42 +0000 Jess1483 2594983@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No. Neither place has allowed movies/shows of any kind. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-childcare-allow-the-kids-to-watch-movies#post-2594909 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 20:06:09 +0000 mamabolt 2594909@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They get a 30 min video related to the week's theme on Friday. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-childcare-allow-the-kids-to-watch-movies#post-2594619 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 14:23:14 +0000 Mamaof2 2594619@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>no - they don't even have TVs </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-childcare-allow-the-kids-to-watch-movies#post-2594593 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 13:53:56 +0000 JoyfulKiwi 2594593@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ours does with strict guidelines. Only for kids 3 and up, PG movies must have parental signature for permission, and it must be planned/posted. My son's class watches a movie that goes with their theme once a month (so, when they studied Africa, they watched the Lion King), which I personally think is excessive. But the kids are allowed to opt-out and do other activities while the movie is on and they still have recess, so I try not to mind. </p> <p>In my pre-k class (3-5), we watch movies only occasionally (winter holidays and spring break time), but do it more frequently in the summer. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-childcare-allow-the-kids-to-watch-movies#post-2594467 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 12:45:10 +0000 oliviaoblivia 2594467@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>There aren't screens there.<br /> It would bug me. I hate how much screentime she already gets at home. I pay for her to go there to get more stimulation, if she's just watching movies she could stay home for a lot less money. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-childcare-allow-the-kids-to-watch-movies#post-2594446 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 12:31:01 +0000 Mrs. Bee 2594446@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope never at daycare or preschool (ages 1-4). I"m pretty lax about those things, but no screens at the schools my kids have attended. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-childcare-allow-the-kids-to-watch-movies#post-2594444 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 12:29:54 +0000 krispi 2594444@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have never seen a TV at daycare, so I don't know where/how they would ever show a movie. My daughter is still too young to pay attention to movies (11 months), so there really isn't a point right now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-childcare-allow-the-kids-to-watch-movies#post-2594443 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 12:29:18 +0000 cascademom 2594443@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our old, at home daycare did movies occasionally like Halloween and Christmas. It wasn't too big of a deal. Our current daycare doesn't have tvs, so no movies. We also haven't taken our almost 4 year old to a movie yet because of his attention span. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-childcare-allow-the-kids-to-watch-movies#post-2594438 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 12:26:46 +0000 PurplePeony 2594438@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, there are no screens in the facility other than the computers in the director/assistant director's office. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-childcare-allow-the-kids-to-watch-movies#post-2594428 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 12:18:54 +0000 Corduroy 2594428@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oops, I didn't realize Minions was PG. I know DH has turned it on for DD.</p> <p>Daycare sometimes resorts to screen time when it is raining (we're Californians so we melt in drizzle) or too flippin hot (like this week) since they don't have AC. I don't love it but the kids and the DCPs are human. They don't need to be doing their best learning every single moment. </p> <p>We're at an in home center and occasionally DCP's husband sets up a folding chair in the middle of the kids and watches football or baseball after 5pm. I cannot understand why he doesn't watch in another room since the kids would drive me nuts. That doesn't really bother me either. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-childcare-allow-the-kids-to-watch-movies#post-2594420 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 12:14:06 +0000 avivoca 2594420@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Truth Bombs: I'm planning to. I know that right now it's because it's way too hot to take the kids out (heat indexes have been in the 105F-110F range), so I try not to let it bother me, but I am planning to bring it up with the director. When she was younger, she never saw the movies, but now that she's in Toddler/Early Preschool, she gets lumped in with the big kids once her main teacher goes home at 5:00. I'm also working with my company to change my schedule so that I will pick her (and her sister in Jan.) up before the movies come on.</p> <p>ETA: I've been limiting her screen time at home to make up for it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-childcare-allow-the-kids-to-watch-movies#post-2594404 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 11:53:57 +0000 Truth Bombs 2594404@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@avivoca: Have you talked to the teachers/director? this would be way too much for me and I certainly think as parents we do have a say to change things. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-childcare-allow-the-kids-to-watch-movies#post-2594403 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 11:52:16 +0000 looch 2594403@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Minions has violence, so for that age, I wouldn't be okay with it. Plus, the one where they morph into that weird purple thing is kind of scary.</p> <p>I would need to know ahead of time and I would have had to see the movie in order to give my go ahead. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-childcare-allow-the-kids-to-watch-movies#post-2594402 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 11:51:57 +0000 pwnstar 2594402@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm surprised to see that a daycare would serve popcorn - that would upset me more than a movie. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-childcare-allow-the-kids-to-watch-movies#post-2594399 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 11:48:15 +0000 petitenoisette 2594399@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I rationally know that a movie here or there is not going to hurt my kid, but no I would most definitely not be ok with showing movies at that age. I would be ok with it for an older child (4+) for a special occasion. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-childcare-allow-the-kids-to-watch-movies#post-2594391 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 11:22:53 +0000 avivoca 2594391@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They have been watching movies every day from 5:00 until close. I don't like it but I don't really have an option to change it. Otherwise, I really like her daycare. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-childcare-allow-the-kids-to-watch-movies#post-2594377 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 11:12:20 +0000 Smurfette 2594377@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I gave permission to watch Dinosaurs this week. Every parent in the class has to approve. They are learning about dinosaurs this week. I think every once in a while it is a nice treat for the kids (and teachers). This is the first time they have done it since we started in May. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-childcare-allow-the-kids-to-watch-movies#post-2594366 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 11:05:59 +0000 Miss Ariel 2594366@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In August they do movies days where they have the kids where pajamas serve popcorn and watch a movie. Although dd isn't old enough for them yet, so I've just seen it mentioned in the school newsletter and don't know exactly how it works. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-childcare-allow-the-kids-to-watch-movies#post-2594360 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 10:57:40 +0000 madger 2594360@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>every other month they have pajamas/movie/popcorn day. I don't mind it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-childcare-allow-the-kids-to-watch-movies#post-2594357 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 10:55:35 +0000 Mama Bird 2594357@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our day care does allow it. I was upset at first because B was so little and because I'm really sensitive about letting him develop interests that don't involve screens (I'm from a family of techies and visiting them is a truly sad sight).</p> <p>Now I kind of like that they watch stuff. We can't seem to work TV time into our routine at home since we come from work late and hang out outside, but I do want DS to see movies I loved when I was younger. So we're getting the best of both worlds in that sense :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-childcare-allow-the-kids-to-watch-movies#post-2594313 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 10:28:12 +0000 Mrsbells 2594313@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mediagirl: no way. Her old daycare didnt have a tv at first then they had one but only used to during emergency situations where parents were delayed in picking up kids like in a big snow storm</p> <p>I wouldnt be OK with that </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-childcare-allow-the-kids-to-watch-movies#post-2594310 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 10:26:29 +0000 autumnlove 2594310@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, but not very often. Once in the summer and I think the last time was before the Christmas break. There are forms if you want to opt out. I would be ok with Minions. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-childcare-allow-the-kids-to-watch-movies#post-2594303 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 10:24:45 +0000 IRunForFun 2594303@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <br /><p><i>This comment has been deleted by the original poster.</i></p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-childcare-allow-the-kids-to-watch-movies#post-2594298 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 10:23:29 +0000 KayKay 2594298@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm not a fan of paying other people (daycare, babysitters, whatever) so that my kid can watch a movie or TV. They can do that with me!</p> <p>...only exceptions would be a field trip/event (like @T.H.O.U: mentioned) or maybe a very specific holiday occurrence. But even those should be one-off special things, age-appropriate, etc etc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-childcare-allow-the-kids-to-watch-movies#post-2594286 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 10:17:33 +0000 yoursilverlining 2594286@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, omg there would be riots with some of the (very vocal, very "involved") parents at our school if they showed movies. There were near riots over the fact that the kids were going to use a kool-aid packet to do 1 art project (not allowed to eat/drink said kool-aid) and that the kids were sometimes given canned fruit instead of fresh fruit with lunch. Movies, ahhahahhaa there would be hipster pitchforks grabbed! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-childcare-allow-the-kids-to-watch-movies#post-2594280 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 10:14:34 +0000 littlebug 2594280@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They have, on occasion, watched movies when it coincided with the lesson of the week. So one week they learned all about bugs, and on Friday they had PJ/movie day and watched Bug's Life. I have no problem with that. </p> <p>But once D came home and his paper said they watched a movie (also Minions, I think) because it was raining outside. And he talked about things from ET that I know he'd only know if he'd seen the movie. I went to the assistant director about that. She did talk to the teacher about showing movies just because it's raining/too hot to go outside - they have plenty of other things for the kids to do indoors!</p> <p>ETA: They watched The Good Dinosaur during their dinosaur week, and I was concerned about that because D is kind of sensitive to some scary scenes. They hadn't checked with us about it first. Luckily he loved it, but I was really afraid we'd be dealing with nightmares from that one! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-childcare-allow-the-kids-to-watch-movies#post-2594279 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 10:14:23 +0000 nana87 2594279@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They don't have any screens at all at our daycare, and I love that about it. </p>