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Rules?

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Twogirlsonelabrador · 16/11/2018 14:55

Is it legal/ok/fine or not to leave a child in a buggy, completely unattended outside a school (obviously within the school grounds) to go in and collect 2 -3 other children from various classes...meaning the child in the buggy outside will be alone (i.e. not in anyones care but surrounded by passing parents) for 5-10 minutes? Would like to know the legal position on this before I think about raising a complaint.

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PrincessScarlett · 16/11/2018 22:21

The childminders needs to talk to the school and arrange for her mindees to be rounded up by a staff member and sent out through the reception. That is how the childminders do it at our local school. It is totally unacceptable to leave a child unsupervised outside for 10 minutes and the childminders is in breach of safeguarding. You can report the childminders to Ofsted for this. At the very least you could mention to the school that a child is being left unsupervised.

GeorgieTheGorgeousGoat · 16/11/2018 22:04

I actually think it’s poor of the school, why do you have to go inside to collect?

QueenOfCatan · 16/11/2018 20:21

Definitely not, they have to be in sight or hearing at all times, preferably both (can't remember the exact wording)

bobstersmum · 16/11/2018 20:19

Can't understand why they couldn't push the buggy? A childminder near me has left her mindees in the car while she's gone into school to drop her daughter off. That's terrible as well.

GeorgieTheGorgeousGoat · 16/11/2018 15:01

No children need to be in sight or hearing.