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How would you feel about your childminder having 'Bunk Cots'

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KatyMac · 10/02/2012 19:15

Sort of like this

I am worried it looks too institutional; & is it safe?

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inmysparetime · 11/02/2012 10:55

Autocorrect. "the children love them", not "live them"

inmysparetime · 11/02/2012 10:53

We have shanti cots at my day nursery, and the babies can't climb out. We don't have the bars on the bottom bunk, we have the solid side with the cut out section at the bottom and the bars on the top bunk.
The children live them, crawlers usually go on the bottom so they can get up when they wake, and smaller babies go on the top bunk, making it easier for adults to pat them off and get them out without straining their backs.
They have been well received by parents as well.

seeker · 11/02/2012 10:43

I honestly don't understand the objection-as long as they are safe. Which I assume they are. Will someone explain?

misdee · 11/02/2012 10:42

i am not a childminder, i dont use childminder, but seeing as i considering these (and yes the convertable one thisisyeserday) for my two who will be 16months apart in age, i think they are a good idea for saving space.

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KatyMac · 11/02/2012 10:38

No it's selfish

If I can move the quiet room (where the children sleep) into a smaller area, I can have my own (not shared - except with DD & DH) kitchen/dining room

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Flisspaps · 11/02/2012 10:34

I'd consider getting one of those. I wish I'd known about them before I went on ML, I was getting fed up of having children scattered all over the house at nap time.

4madboys · 11/02/2012 10:25

its not selfish, the mindees will benefit from more space as well! i honestly think they look really nice and well made, the obviously pass all the safety tests that they are required to. ask your current parents what they think :)

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KatyMac · 11/02/2012 10:20

It's tricky isn't it; and I suppose because I'm doing it for selfish reasons I feel guilty anywaySad

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MrAnchovy · 11/02/2012 09:31

Katy some (perhaps all?) of the naysayers on this thread are childminders not parents who use childminders. Sometimes childminders can be more 'precious' about things like this than parents.

LesbianMummy1 · 11/02/2012 09:13

I am unsure of shanticot idea sometimes i think they seem great and sometimes I think not so great I have debated them myself in the past. Knowing how professional you are I know you would assess who went in which cot based on safety and their age and ability. Alternatively I know somebody who uses these www.galt-educational.co.uk/nursery/rest-beds/easy-stack-rest-bed/?ev=search they obviously take up space when in use but she stores them under her wooden cot when not in use

littleducks · 11/02/2012 08:38

I'm not keen, ds's nursery is in a converted house, when he started the owner still lived there, she has since moved out and they ake more children now. I am not sure how old the youngest is, it used to be 2+ but I suspect is no w either 18mos+ even 12 mos+.

He no longer naps there, but used to on a mattress thingy on the floor, he used to love his naps at nursery. They could be stacked when it wasnt naptime which worked well.

Vajazzler · 11/02/2012 08:30

I think they look great and i would be impressed if my childminder had them. I hate the thought of little ones sleeping in travel cots on a regular basis.

seeker · 11/02/2012 07:29

I don't understand why anyone would object if it was certain the top one couldn't climb out-am I missing something?

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KatyMac · 11/02/2012 07:14

Although it's nearly half & half (I haven't counted) the negative are so emphatic
'No way'
'like cages in a vets'

I may run them past some of our parents & see (remember they trust me); but it's the new parents that matter most

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MrAnchovy · 11/02/2012 00:35

I would have thought the biggest problem with these is the kids liking them so much that they want them at home too!

Go for it.

4madboys · 11/02/2012 00:12

i think they look great and i wouldnt have a problem wiht a childminder using them :)

Maryz · 11/02/2012 00:00

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Dozer · 10/02/2012 23:29

No. way.

thebody · 10/02/2012 23:27

Y Katie ??? Half posters on here said they ok ? If parents not happy ask them to chip in to pay for your extension! !

QuintessentialyHollow · 10/02/2012 22:45

I think they are a little antique now.... But we saw one in Luleå a few years ago, in a restored old village and they were really nice and cosy. I imagine it was lovely and peaceful to sleep in them.

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KatyMac · 10/02/2012 22:43

Oh - how lovely

I wonder if my niece sleeps in one (I guess not as she co-sleeps, but I can hope)

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QuintessentialyHollow · 10/02/2012 22:37

<a class="break-all" href="http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?q=Sk%C3%A5ps%C3%A4ng&um=1&hl=en&rlz=1G1SVEF_ENUK452&biw=1599&bih=795&tbm=isch&tbnid=PBFM_frQTC7HEM:&imgrefurl=iloapp.pitebyggnadsvard.se/blog/www%3FHome%26post%3D85&docid=Gi7hBbDYzRGH4M&imgurl=iloapp.pitebyggnadsvard.se/blog/www%253FShowFile%2526image%253D1289420497.jpg&w=300&h=400&ei=u5s1T67JDcba8QPrv5nRAg&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=326&sig=100917297802735748290&page=1&tbnh=141&tbnw=112&start=0&ndsp=33&ved=1t:429,r:31,s:0&tx=76&ty=61" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cupboard bed or Skåpsäng as it is called in Swedish, now with a modern use. And <a class="break-all" href="http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?q=Sk%C3%A5ps%C3%A4ng&um=1&hl=en&rlz=1G1SVEF_ENUK452&biw=1599&bih=795&tbm=isch&tbnid=VHoxPp0D9D0NeM:&imgrefurl=adventure-life-vida.blogspot.com/2008_07_01_archive.html&docid=g4IKjpSJ153LGM&imgurl=bp2.blogger.com/_K6PBpRj-ClY/SJDDIIW0z9I/AAAAAAAAAOo/YVVjekd3Nmw/s400/sk%2525C3%2525A5ps%2525C3%2525A4ngen2.jpg&w=400&h=300&ei=u5s1T67JDcba8QPrv5nRAg&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=1041&vpy=309&dur=1723&hovh=194&hovw=259&tx=165&ty=85&sig=100917297802735748290&page=1&tbnh=132&tbnw=176&start=0&ndsp=33&ved=1t:429,r:14,s:0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">another one you close the door, and the kids sleep inside.

Sorry. Not really what you are after. But I like the bunks.

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KatyMac · 10/02/2012 22:36

I'll just have to have a third extension

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andthenshewasdone · 10/02/2012 22:31

i think they look really cute and cosy, much nicer than an old travel cot.

thebody · 10/02/2012 22:30

Ok each to own but thort they safe and practical. Obviously not a bed to sleep in all night but fine for naps.

Incidentally As to the vets comment, I wish my local hospital was as bloody clean as my vets, it's bleached to inch of life.