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IAnyoner seen on BBC website (news) about the childminder who killed the little baby? As if we don't have enough problems filling our places due to bad press and general ignorance about our job.

I've been minding a 13th old for this lady as she had hurt her back, I've only got him till Friday but it may lead to more work with Suretstart.

I really want to stay as a childminder while my lad is 5 and perhaps do a Foundation Degree in Early Years if I can sort out with the 4 yr old's mum.

winky I meant!

Exactly......I'm just glad ds didn't say....well, the daddy puts his winkle in mummy's bits and they have a special cuddle!!

If I had been put on the spot I would probably have said the same! You never know what their parents would have wanted you to say, everyone wants their kids to know different things/ or varied amounts of information!

HELP......mindee (girl, nearly 4) just asked how babies get in your tummy. I said she needs to ask her mummy and daddy that but if they want me to tell her that's fine.

Did I do the right thing??? I couldn't obviously just tell her, it's not my place without their permission!!!

I was fine when ds asked when he was newly 4 - just that I always knew I'd tell him as it is. But never had mindee ask!

I have same issues with diaries too SS, it drives me mad! I also do very basic daily sheets when diary left at home, got babies back the other day and last date in it was August! I know mum is not bothered though, she trusts me and I tell her anything she needs to know, it is pointless time wasted that couold be spent playing! .

Gonna go tidy up now before school run but thanks all, have cheered me up!

Thanks. I just don't see the point of them. I may as well get a stamp made up with the same words that I write over and over! Changed bum, eat food, slept....! I wouldn't mind, but I don't even have to tell them WHAT they've eaten. My mindee brings her dinner with her! Call me old fashioned, but when my parents collect, they ask me if anything unusual has happened during the day. They are so not interested if everything went as it should!

BTW, having read my last post, I note that I have spelt 'Bye' wrong!

Mo i havent done a diary for my full timer in weeks, i tell mum what happends each day, but mum NEVER brings diary back and ive bought 4 this year for her..so havent botherd!..ive printed off a sheet which says my business name, space to write in childs name, and date then space under to write a very brief description of what theyve done today!..i too am sick of spending the time being thoughtful in what i write only to find they havent taken two minutes to find out what their LO have been up to (i know this cos one parent still has holiday notices and newsletters still in pages and hasnt answered questions i have repetedly asked in them!

Anyone know what happens if you decide to just stop CMing? Will Ofsted just say OK, buy? Reason I'm asking is, as you know, I'm not long in this job now and I'm damned if I'm going to fill in diaries for parents who couldn't give a stuff how many poo's their lo has done during the day! I know I'll be off before my next OFSTED, so I'm tempted to cut back on non-essential paper work!

Not ignoring everyone....short on time.

Can I have some advice about possible bug

Ta x

you sound like you need it chick.

Today at our Tuesday playgorup there was melon, bananas, seeded toast, raisin bagels, tea, coffe, juice and BISCUITS!
We all joke we only go for the food!

Ah glad just me and ds this aft til 3, giving me a break and chance to unwind with you all!

oh yes i used to go to a cm group/playgroup run by surestart, we only ever had water out of dispenser to drink and one day i innocently took some jaffa cakes in to share among cm's and mindees and was practically hung!!!.although the packet i also took in for the staff didnt seem to be a problem and quickly dissapeared out of sight

I have a huge skin graft on my left arm and thigh so I share your views on hot drinks but that is ridiculous! Why not ban cars and concrete pavements while we are at it?

Couldn''t live without tea!

Runs from staffroom screaming in horror!

Kay on a lighter note not sure if its in around by you yet, but Surestart around here have banned hot drinks due to too many close calls. one of my pet hates is hot drinks around kids, but as surestart are supposed to be supporting parents who often would not bring their kids out to play other wise, I find it mad that they wont then allow drinks in a safe area for those parents and carers who do make the effort to warm back up with, so count yourself lucky, you get some TEA oh yes and biscuits are now also banned at childminding group.

to be fair to mindee parent she had been at school all day ok, but then why should I be fair, I was not warned about it and I bet it was not the 48 hours Ofsted ask for them to be excluded for school or carers.

strawberry . my kids love this idea, mainly as they hardly get to watch any telly here anyway so it is a novelty in itself! but yes the role play is fun too.
Snowflake, not had busy bee voucher for a while but as all you do is ring them up and they credit your account by bacs then it makes no difference to the bank at all, they prob just glad you getting paid! def recommend accepting them.

Kiddi can't believe it was only for 2 hours that is awful of her!

The course I am going to is two consecutive evenings in the same week and I am dreading it. I will be so tired and I know I am going to resent formally teaching children aged 0-3. I think I would rather receive a terrible Ofsted repoert tbh (currently graded good).

RE back garden: My house is strange - I have my back door, then a small yard, then out of the yard gate is a tenfoot (private road running along the back of my block), on the other side of the ten foot we have a big games room with pool, darts, drumkit, etc on the back of which are big double doors leading out to secure back garden which is paved and decked. It is nice for the kids to play in but they are not allowed in the gamesroom, only to go through to the garden, and if one needs the toilet I have to take all the kids with me back to the house. Good old ofsted!

LMG thats the thing, that child only comes two hours a week! so as he bee sick again have cancelled her for tomorrow now, and it was meant to be an overnight this week so it has messed her about but, it will be 3 days I have not earnt for! it the new parent I am worried about upsetting but cant have the new little one catching it too, so rules is rules.

do you have a garden?, i know what you mean about being stuck in, but if you have garden get them wrapped up and chuck em outside..get the bubbles out, play races, or let them play on bikes/scooters etc?