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ThatMauveSquid · 2024-09-18T00:29:24+00:00

My baby goes to a council run/owned nursery. I want to go out for dinner next week two nights on the go - with a friend. However baby will need looking after. Everyone says to ask the nursery staff, which I'm 100% comfortable with them looking after the baby, but it's a council run nursery and I don't think they would be allowed to? It would be so ideal if one of the workers I already know could do it :/

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ThatMauveSquid · 18/09/2024 01:37

Who do I ask? The manager?

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ThatMauveSquid · 18/09/2024 01:37

Bearbookagainandagain · 18/09/2024 01:35

Our nursery isn't council run but it says in our contract that we are not allowed to ask staff for out of hours care and there is a similar clause in their employment contract too. It's to prevent parents poaching staff as nannies/childminders.

Every nursery around us has that so I would be surprised if the council ones where any different.

All our baby sitters are working in nurseries other than the one the children go to, or are ex members of staff.

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My nursery is less than £5 an hour so I can't see it being beneficial for staff to do work for others.... It's already cheap!

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Bearbookagainandagain · 18/09/2024 01:35

Our nursery isn't council run but it says in our contract that we are not allowed to ask staff for out of hours care and there is a similar clause in their employment contract too. It's to prevent parents poaching staff as nannies/childminders.

Every nursery around us has that so I would be surprised if the council ones where any different.

All our baby sitters are working in nurseries other than the one the children go to, or are ex members of staff.

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ThatMauveSquid · 18/09/2024 01:35

InfoSecInTheCity · 18/09/2024 01:33

Can't see any reason why they wouldn't be allowed to babysit in their free time at your house if they wanted to, it would have nothing to do with their job at the nursery, you'd be paying them separately for the babysitting.

Just ask and see what they say.

Because if there was an incident at my house than it might cause issue for the nursery.... Obviously no legal issue but with it being council etc.

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ThatMauveSquid · 18/09/2024 01:34

Youmwarayoum · 18/09/2024 01:31

They probably aren’t allowed. But they might be happy to do it quietly. I just asked my son’s key worker when we were standing away from everyone and she said officially the answer is no, but she’d be more than happy to do it.

I wouldn't want to get them into trouble :/

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InfoSecInTheCity · 18/09/2024 01:33

Can't see any reason why they wouldn't be allowed to babysit in their free time at your house if they wanted to, it would have nothing to do with their job at the nursery, you'd be paying them separately for the babysitting.

Just ask and see what they say.

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ThatMauveSquid · 18/09/2024 01:33

FYI it's an overseas friend who I really want to see. They don't feel comfortable being in a taxi but have a hotel very close to me. I'm working so able to see them briefly during the day but going out for dinner would be ideal. They could come to mine but I haven't been out for so long!

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Ohiwish12 · 18/09/2024 01:32

You haven't asked them yet? Maybe try asking them if there is any policy on staff doing babysitting out of their hours. I don't think they can say no technically unless council have put it in their staff contract that they can't do babysitting for children in their care.

But don't presume - ask first!

Youmwarayoum · 18/09/2024 01:31

They probably aren’t allowed. But they might be happy to do it quietly. I just asked my son’s key worker when we were standing away from everyone and she said officially the answer is no, but she’d be more than happy to do it.