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Childminders Child is ill!!!

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Toothache · 14/04/2005 07:49

I've always used a Private Nursery for both kids, but due to circumstances I had to move dd (8mths) to a Childminder.

She phoned me at 8pm last night to say her little boy isn't well and she couldn't take dd! So DH is having to stay at home until I get home then go to work until 11pm.

I know it can't be helped and I'm glad she didn't just take dd and have her catch the bug (sickness & diarrhea), but I just hadn't thought of this scenario before! Call me niave.

So now we have to take time off when we are ill, when the kids are ill and now when the childminders kids are ill too! I'm starting to regret having to use a childminder.

Don't really know why I'm posting this, more sounding off than looking for advice.

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MaryP0p1 · 14/04/2005 07:57

Toothache, I know its a pain. I've been there.

Just a suggestion, but, call tonight to see how her DS is and have a chat about arranging an alternative childcarer should the situation arise again. When I worked as a childminder I had a friend, a childminder too, who would take mine and I would take hers for holidays, sickness etc. Saved a lot of inconvience for the parents. I used to see her most days so the children were very used to her, her childcare style very similar to mine, charges were the same, and she was near me so additonal inconvience to the parents. I used to arrange for the parents to meet her if they decided to use my services.

P.S. I was also of the understanding that newly registered childminders have to now have an emergency backup, has she not mentioned this to you.

nailpolish · 14/04/2005 07:56

toothache, i have used a childminder for 2 years now (2 days a wk) and she has never had a day off sick, if i were you i would not go worrying about this, its probably a one off rare occurance that you will not have to worry about again for a long time.

if the cm phones you and takes the day off you dont have to pay her? thats how mine works, whereas if i called her and said i wasnt taking dd's i still have to pay

please dont worry.