What about dogs

I wouldn’t consider a CM who had dogs. I’m not very confident around them myself and am trying hard not to put my slight fear on to my child. But whenever I’m around dogs with her I’m on edge, even though said dogs are well behaved and owners are in the vicinity. I wouldn’t leave my child alone with the owner with the dog in the room, let alone pay them to look after her all day. I suspect a fair number of people would feel the same as me.

To be honest yappy dogs would put me off and I have a dog. My dog is a small breed she loves people especially children and I would trust her 100% she is such a soppy dog everyone comments how lovely she is BUT I would never leaver her alone with children that wasn’t my son as you just never know what would happen and I wouldn’t want to take the risk.
Keeping dogs away from children would be hard if you had a emergency and a gate was left open etc for dogs that don’t like being picked up it would be accident waiting to happen. Sorry just my opinion

@jannier - i think so yes. I trust my dogs 100% but they are never left alone in the same room. I suppose for me haivng a dog and child together just adds an extra element of "issue?" IYSWIM

Just takes one older child to leave a baby gate open, or an older one to piss the dog off, or something like thats - yes it can happen at home but i am just not a fan of dogs and childminders

just my personal view. each to their own

@carly2803.
Is this becouse you wouldnt trust the childminder to follow her policy on the dog?

i have dogs and kids. they are never ever left alone together

i would not entertain a childminder who has dogs. personal choice

Yappy dogs may be a problem if you're minding babies/young toddlers, as they will need their nap times. If your dogs go into a barking frenzy every time someone comes to the door then you're going to be messing up their routines and causing issues for yourself and the parents.

Cross posted with you. Small, lively, yappy dogs may pose more of an issue than a couple of big lazy labradors.

I guess it depends how old your dogs are, how they are around children and people in general and if you have space to put them elsewhere if you need to? You would just need to be vigilant but I am sure it could be workable.

If your looking at a childminder ask how they manage the dogs say if they need to leave the room or deal with a child. Do the dogs have an area away from children, how do they use the garden to avoid the obvious do they walk the dogs with the children if so how would they deal with the children and dogs if something happened.
I used to have a dog he was around the children but had a refuge area if he had enough and an area I could put him in if needed he was well trained and would go to bed if we ate or I told him. I never walked him with young children and he used an area for toileting. My floors were cleaned and disinfected twice a day and food/water out of childrens area.
Dogs and other animals can be great for children and learning how to be around dogs so you dont attract their attention is good for safety no screaming and waving of arms etc.

A cm can’t leave mindees alone with a dog

Then again I wouldn’t as a mum or nanny

Only takes one accidental tug of ears etx for dog to snap

My childminder has a cat, I never really thought anything of it ... I wouldn’t have thought to question anything if she had a dog either.

There's no rule about animals being in the same room as children or having to be separated.

Childminders just need to ensure children are safe.

I dont think they can be in the room with the kids...or at least the one childminder I personally know keeps them separated

It would be pretty bad health and safety otherwise.

If your concerned about one your looking to use then just ask them

Can you explain further?

In what way?