Childminder's dog has bitten DD

Both unacceptable. Both would have me immediately withdrawing child.

Her child was bitten by a dog whilst in the care of a childminder. There are absolutely no details which would change my mind.

of course they matter.

The Childminder has been negligent, but to what extent is down to the details.

a young, over excited puppy that bit in play is not the same as a sick/injured dog biting out of pain when being played with, Nor is it the same as an aggressive dog biting on purpose.

Most dogs will give a warning before biting. What was happening, why weren't the warnings noticed, why was the child around a dog unsupervised to the point a bite happened?

those things all matter.

I wouldn't call for the puppy to be PTS.. the sick/injured one i wouldn't either, but i wouldn't want it around any more children, the aggressive animal should be reported to police and pts.

How awful, hope your dd is okay?

What’s the back story though, I think that makes a huge difference to what I would do next.
CM has a New dog?
Dog suddenly became unwell?
Dog always aggressive and cm aware?
Dog provoked and reacted?

Judging from this post, I’d say it wasn’t a ‘bad’ bite although all bites would be bad of course.

If shes otherwise an excellent childminder I’d never want to harm her business, that’s her livelihood and it’s cruel to do that.

I know that my family and friends wouldn’t have an issue with well behaved dogs around their children but the thing is even well behaved animals can be unpredictable, or as happened to pp, little ones can sometimes injure/scare the dog.

All in all, a parent would need to make their own decision based on the animal in question, temperament etc.

As long as the child in question wasn’t injured, the childminder follows protocol etc then I’d just remove my child without punishing the childminder further tbh.

Clearly you’ve got a screw loose! There is absolutely no context in what happened and OP is not replying when people ask for context! The dog may well have been behind a stagnate and the child was tormenting it!

So you believe an overexcited young puppy jumping up and grazing a child's face with an open mouth is the same as an aggressive adult dog giving a serious bite?

Of course the details matter.

Soc care will (or should) have been informed by the hospital. All dog bites get an automatic referral. And presumably the police will be involved already.

Dog should be put down, no messing around.

I would have terminated the contract straight away.

I also think it depends on the circumstances. Did the dog suddenly become aggressive for no reason, or was it provoked by the children? Or did something happen to scare or threaten it? What type of dog was it?
I'm inclined to think the childminder was at fault for mixing the children and the dog. But a dog chased me as a child and that instilled an element of fear for me, so I would not choose a childminder who had a dog present.
Also, how bad was the injury?

How old is your child and how long are they with the minder? Is the dog young or older and is it small, medium or large?
Is your child used to the dog? Are they allowed mix freely and what happed at the time of the bite? Also where was the minder?

I had children of my own and mindees with my dogs and cats but was always super careful and it always worked out fine, but there are breeds of dogs that need more care than others around children. If I left the room either the kids of the dogs came with me just for safety sake.

Why are people so concerned about all these little details?

None of it matters.

What was the childcare arrangement regarding the dog?
What did you do as this was a week ago?

Hope your child is ok.

The dog haters are out in force I see👍🏼

i wouldn't be going back

However, the rest depends on the circumstances.

What happened to lead up to it?
What injury was caused?
Why was the dog around the children?
What did the childminder do regards risk assessment and the dog.

There's too many unknowns to comment.

What breed of dog? What happened immediately prior to the bite? Where they supervised? How badly was the child injured?

What has the CM said about how she will manage the dog and children going forward?

A bite to the face could be anything from an overexcited chihuahua puppy nipping the end of a nose to a Cane Corso ripping half a face off.

OP needs to give more detail here, why the bite happened (if she knows), the injury, what’s happened afterwards and the childminders actions. The way people are demonising both the childminder and the dog is astonishing. OP has not given enough detail here.

Unless @Jugglingitall85 provides all the details it is impossible to give good advice.

This.
It makes me think this was a casual cash in hand arrangement for childcare, rather than a correctly registered childminder.

If you send your child to a childminders who has a job then you acknowledge/accept some level of risk.
The responses about going round there to kill the dog or destroying the childminder's reputation/business are a bit nuts.

Circumstances really matter here - was it a dog lose with crawling babies or did an older child stick their face into the dog's crate or up to a gate?

Personally I wouldn't send my child back and I would ensure the matter had been reported to Ofsted and the council.

I’m a dog lover/owner I would never let small children and a dog run around together excited especially some else’s children. It’s just an accident waiting to happen.
My children (now adults) were brought up with dogs and yes they did play with them and run around with them but not until they 7-8 yrs old when had a better understanding of dogs and I never let their friends do it. I had the most non aggressive dogs on the planet but over exited dogs with laughing squealing kids can get nip. The physical effects for a child ( or adult for that matter ) of a nip/bite bite from an excited dig is the same as a nip bite from an aggressive dog.
Personally I wouldn’t let small choose a childminder with a dog how ever well behaved.

They shouldn't have been together though should they?

What a risk to take.

No way wouod my child be going back. I pulled my child from nursery as another child bit a chunk out of their face and scratched them. A dog is even worse.

My dc wouldn't go back.

What have you/they done so far OP? I assume contact the police and ofstead, dog has been put to sleep and you’ve terminated your contract with them?

She had one job and that was to keep someone else's child safe. She didn't do it. She was stupid enough to risk a dog with a child who doesn't live there. What other stupid decisions has she made and so far got away with? The details don't matter. Ofsted should be told.

I’m not sure I understand what you’re asking. The second part suggests that you might be considering actually continuing to send your child again!
The childminder needs to be prosecuted, reporting to ofsted, and you need to let any parents of children that go there know that their children aren’t safe.
Absolutely wild that you would even consider sending your child to be looked after in a setting that has a loose dog to be honest