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Babyice · 08/10/2018 20:37

I pay my childminder for 2 days a week, but my Mum has my baby one of these days most of the time. My childminder has said that as she is ofsted registered my child now needs to go to her on this day instead of my mum. Is this true, can she dictate this. She says she needs to register the child’s progress. Can’t she do this on the one day she does have her. As I am paying her is it not what I want for my baby.

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Thatstheendofmytether · 08/10/2018 20:47

And the personal plans are pretty small and do not require in-depth evaluation of the child's progress. If she had a child who was only contracted for 1 day a week then what on earth would she do about tracking theor progress? Insist they came more often, I doubt it.

Thatstheendofmytether · 08/10/2018 20:45

No this is not true. As long as you are paying her for the contracted hours then you can use as many hours as you like. What a ridiculous thing for her to say. As a childminder we are asked to keep personal plans for the children but these it have to be done maybe every 6 months.

Littlefish · 08/10/2018 20:43

"My childminder has said that as she is ofsted registered my child now needs to go to her on this day instead of my mum."

This is not true.

However, if your contract is for 2 days, and you rarely use her for more than one, why are you bothering with the second day?

It is hard to track a child's progress if they are only in a setting for 1 day a week, but it's not impossible. However, it's her choice whether she wants to continue offering you the place.