i dont normally post in here, usually lurk around property and paint colours etc, but here goes.
i was on a train yesterday and overheard two girls who worked at a local nursery discussing a girl who was on a trial period. they said she hadnt had her crb check through and it wasnt right that she was working with children until this had come through.
its been worrying me a lot. i have my own daughter at nursery (not this one) and would want anyone who works their to have been checked properly.
so i rang ofsted this lunch time and told them what i heard. they basically said that unless i could verify whether or not the person in question was working directly with children and in what capapcity, they probably would not investigate.
I pointed out that i wasnt in the position to ask (given i was eavesdropping, yes i know that is wrong too so i hardly have the moral high ground) but that given people who worked at the nursery had said it was wrong, and presumably they knew the rules, that it was worth investigating. she sounded very slopey shouldered and said in a very offhand manner "oh well i'll tell the duty office and then its up to her what to do".
I am being unreasonable to have expected them to have taken this a little more seriously? is there anything else i can do?