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It is to be expected (within reason, of course) but I would also expect them to fill out an incident report telling me how she got the mark.

ETA - They also call right after the incident happens.

My day care would have provided an incident report. I think this may be required by law in most states, hopefully it was just an oversight on their end.

When LO first started walking, we got little incident report slips pretty much daily
(kid falls down a lot)

I like that they don't call us if he's fine and bounces back, and just fill out the slip instead. If it was just a little mark, and it doesn't happen often, I probably wouldn't worry about them not saying anything, but in general I expect some kind of notification if my kid has additional wear-and-tear that wasn't there when i dropped him off.

They always tell us verbally. I love that they are so open and honest!

@Thehistoryofus: I think that's sort of impressive that they called you and admitted they had no idea what happened-- shows they really are honest. I'm sure they were totally thrilled that it happened at home, though!

I think it is to be expected. DS goes to a licensed in-home day care, so I don't get incident reports. DS is 19 months now, so bumps and bruises go with the territory. The more serious marks or bruises I get told about verbally. DS scratches himself all of the time, and he and another boy fight a lot, hitting and biting occasionally. They are the two closest in age and size and haven't learned to share yet.

If you are in a daycare center, I'd expect them to write some kind of incident report about it. And if you LO is not mobile yet, then I'd definitely want to know what happened. A LO who isn't mobile shouldn't be left alone with bigger kids where they can hurt the LO accidentally (like on the floor or a bouncer on the floor).

We get a written incident report. If he has some kind of bump/bruise/scratch that he got from home I usually let them know in the morning when I drop him off.