Childminder's dog has bitten DD

Agreed - and for this reason I don't understand the posts saying that they wouldn't send the child back unless the dog was put down. I wouldn't send them back whatever happens to the dog as it's the childminder's judgement and supervision I would be worried about.

Same here. Not a chance.

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I’m sorry this has happened to your child OP and I understand it’s obviously a stressful situation especially when your child was in a place you would have thought they’d be safe. But I’d also like to say my family’s dog throughout my childhood bit my brother on the face (he had hugged her) once after a stressful day (we took her to training classes and did not realise she had severe ptsd from abuse in her previous life) but she never bit again. My family didn’t even consider destroying her as they knew it was completely out of character. I mean this dog could be a dangerous dog sure but it may also have been a mistake. But now I’m a mother I probably wouldn’t send my child there again as it’s a serious concern that your child was allowed to get close enough for this to happen.

Not all dogs are vicious child killers, surprisingly enough.

If the child was taken to hospital then police would have been called by them.

If this is real I wouldn't send my child back unless the dog was pts or rehomed.

You couldn't be more wrong. I fucking hate dogs actually. I'm scared of them.

But it's extremely common for families to have dogs - for dogs and kids to coexist in the same space. Therefore it isn't inherently irresponsible for someone to choose to use a childminder with a dog.

You sound like the sort of person who excuses a dogs behaviour as being out of character when they maul a child.

Both parties are badly at fault. The poor child deserves so much better.

Call the police and find a new childminder.

Do you think nobody should have dogs if they have children as well?

Plenty of families have pet dogs. The op has done nothing wrong here.

Not really. If it’s a space used to care for children there should be no possibility of them accessing the dog to provoke it in the first place.

What's illegal?

There are many, many childminders with dogs and there are many, many parents that choose a childminder because they’ve got a dog. Just because it’s not your choice doesn’t mean it’s not the choice of others. A childminder with a dog is very similar to parents having a dog at home with a young child.

What on earth made you decide a child minder with a dog was appropriate? You might as well ask someone who likes to play with knives to do the job next time.

That happened to my DD 25 years ago. I reported her to SS and they made an appt to go and see the CM and decided it was all perfectly safe. Even tho I had medical proof that it was a dog bite.

I had to remove my DD.

That’s awful and illegal please find alternative childcare

Report immediately to the police and OFSTED

I would have reported it to the police.

This happened a week ago? I would have reported it and found alternative childcare.
What did you do? Are you doubting your decision?

Yes, you must let ofsted and the council know.

Ooh, you’re hard 🙄

But the child shouldnt have been allowed to torment the dog. The CM should have been supervising the child sufficiently that this couldn’t happen. If she couldn’t supervise the child maybe because she had more than 1 child in her care and was busy with the other one then the dog should not have been accessible by the child.
Its not the dog or the child at fault here it’s the CM. Children of an age to go to a child minder cannot always be expected to understand how to behave around a dog. Any dog whoever docile can do something completely out of character. Size breed etc is irrelevant the CM had a duty to keep the child in her care safe and that means keeping dog and child apart unless she is able to constantly supervise what’s happening and even then I think they should be kept apart.

Have a look at Iknowaboutpopular's post below. A similar thing happened to me when I was a child. I still have a very small scar. It wasn't the dog's fault and it never happened again.

The OP specifically chose to send her child to a home setting with a dog though, it's not like it was a random occurrence.

I would find alternative childcare provision asap. Hope your DD is ok.