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Bites on 2 year old legs childminder

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nightcapers · 20/02/2025 20:18

I wonder if anyone can advise? My daughter has just discovered my 2 year old granddaughter's legs have been bitten by another child from knee to ankle about 7 or 8 bites in all. She has photos. Nothing was said at pick up. The childminder appears to be playing it down. What is her next step?

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littleluncheon · 20/02/2025 20:50

7 or 8 bites sounds very extreme, can the 2 year old say what happened?

Anon501178 · 20/02/2025 20:48

Surely dog bites wouldn't look anything like human ones though? :-/

Definitely visit the doctor.
Definitely keep the photos & contact OFSTED.
Definitely change childminders.
The fact that she has been defensive and dismissive rather than mortified and apologetic is a big enough red flag to never go back.

beadystar · 20/02/2025 20:46

TheLightSideOfTheMoon · 20/02/2025 20:45

I’d put money on them being dog bites.

If it was another child she’d ’fess up. Some children go through a biting phase, everyone knows that.

This is her covering something up.

I agree with this. Lots of toddlers bite but this sounds like there was something else going on.

TheLightSideOfTheMoon · 20/02/2025 20:45

I’d put money on them being dog bites.

If it was another child she’d ’fess up. Some children go through a biting phase, everyone knows that.

This is her covering something up.

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nightcapers · 20/02/2025 20:45

Looking at the marks you can see it is a child sized mouth you can clearly see the teeth. Some are overlapping. One has almost broken the skin. Thank you for your replies

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MissMoneyFairy · 20/02/2025 20:44

I would also measure the bite marks

maudelovesharold · 20/02/2025 20:42

PronounsBaby · 20/02/2025 20:41

Bites from a human or fleas?

From the op:
my 2 year old granddaughter's legs have been bitten by another child from knee to ankle

PronounsBaby · 20/02/2025 20:41

Bites from a human or fleas?

whycantibeselfishforonce · 20/02/2025 20:40

Goodness, poor little girl. I would go back to the childminder formally and tell her how concerned you are. She should have a complaints policy assuming she is properly registered so you should ask for that and then follow it. If you have no satisfactory outcome from this then contact OFSTED. I would also be very reluctant to send my child back there but equally I would feel a responsibility for the other children in her care as I wouldn't want it to happen to anyone else. I think you should definitely follow the complaints policy.

MissMoneyFairy · 20/02/2025 20:39

maudelovesharold · 20/02/2025 20:38

Is your daughter absolutely sure the bites are from another child?

That's a good point, that's why a doctor needs to see her, how old are the children,

maudelovesharold · 20/02/2025 20:38

Is your daughter absolutely sure the bites are from another child?

MissMoneyFairy · 20/02/2025 20:37

Ousted, remove her, is she a private childminder or through an agency, poor little mite. I would also seek medical advise and have her legs assessed by a doctor.

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nightcapers · 20/02/2025 20:37

Thanks @OnlyFoolsnMothers. My daughter had full trust in this childminder it's shocking

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OnlyFoolsnMothers · 20/02/2025 20:34

Remove the child with immediate effect- any claims to giving a months notice I would refute on grounds of failing to safe guard.

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nightcapers · 20/02/2025 20:30

Thank you @SchoolDilemma17. We are just in shock as the little girl was so happy there. Both little legs from knee to ankle. How.on earth has that happened? The childminder is saying she fell on a baby!

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SchoolDilemma17 · 20/02/2025 20:19

ofsted and change childminder!

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