To not want a childminder who can't string a proper sentence together?

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Just started looking for a childminder for when I go back to work.

Was browsing on a well known website last night where childminders etc advertise their services with a profile.

Below is a combined combination/example of several of the profiles I've seen:

'hello, my name is xxxxx and i live in chelsea, london (not really but you get the idea!) im a mum of too and i love kids' etc, etc

AIBU to think - well , if that's how you've advertised your service, with spelling mistakes, lower case etc, I'm not sure I want you to look after my child!

I see this kind of thing all the time on adverts in shop windows.

It does make me wonder why if they're bad at spelling or dyslexic, they don't ask someone to proof read it.

At least it shows a little pride in the advert...though of course it's no reflection of their skills.

How does bad spelling affect her ability to look after children?

On the one hand, YABU because there is no way in which an inability to spell correctly would impact her ability to care for your child.

On the other hand, I am admittedly massively U and judgy about terrible spelling in professional situations and would also be put off by an advert which demonstrated a clear lack of pride or care.

Things like this piss me off so much. My ds is dyslexic, he is a clever, articulate, loving, helpful boy and it pains me when I see threads like this because in a few years you could be talking about my amazing son and judging him on his spelling and grammer instead of going one step beyond and seeing him as a whole person.

wouldn't take long to put it through a grammar/spell check though would it

YAB (a bit) U

But.. I think I would be a bit judgy as well. After all, that advert is all you have to go on so you can't help judging on it.

YANBU.

I buy on gumtree and ebay and if someone has made obvious spelling mistakes i think twice. Saw an advert for a pushchair the other day-

Loveley pushchare for sale ring xxxx

When i'm advertising i always check and double check.

hose ready.

YANBU - it's entirely your choice. This kind of thing really annoys when done by teachers or colleagues, however, I'd be more concerned in finding a childminder who is warm and caring towards my baby than one with perfect grammar.

If you have dyslexia (or even if you don't!), if you are applying for a job, or putting up an advert, you get someone to proof read it.

Putting up an advert or sending off a CV with spelling errors shows that you are unprofessional, or clueless. If you can't do something as simple as create a correct advert, are you the type of person who is going to follow the rules and regulations of the profession you are in? Are you going to take your job seriously? That advert doesn't suggest so.

I found much the same when looking for a cm. I get some cvs with poor spelling & grammar frequently from potential staff at work.
If I think someone is worth seeing it doesn't ultimately affect their chances of employment. I think a lot of people use auto correct etc.

Why would you think twice about buying something on gumtree from someone who has made spelling mistakes? It's not like they'd end up trying to sell you a fridge but they wrote down pushchair incorrectly instead. Strange.

MissMoo - if your ds were advertising his business, would you not advise him to get someone to check his spelling if he struggles with it?

If he didn't, his business would be likely to suffer. When people got to know him they probably wouldn't judge, but a first glance at a carelessly prepared advertisement looks, well, as if it has been carelessly prepared - and that doesn't give people much confidence in the business.

Saying all that I did dismiss any cm adverts that said about looking after your lil ones :o

Dunno, just puts me off.

Right.

My ds would seek help, yes, because I have brought him up to ask for help and he isn't ashamed of his dyslexia. Dh is also dyslexic and he is ashamed to ask for help, he would rather struggle on himself because thats what was instilled into him as a child and its not an easy thing for him to ask anyone to check on his spelling.

It would bother me, if the toddler had a better command of language than his teacher and is in his 2nd/3rd year of life then he's not going to make much progress with her.

MissyMooandherBeaverofSteel I agree with you - these threads are so over done... get a fucking grip. They are minding your child while you go to work...not helping them sit exams for Oxford!

Well look for a different childminder then! Sheesh!!

think most people who work with children want to be recognised as being professional, so starting with a good, accurately spelt ad is imperative.

I turned down a childminder who's email was something like '[email protected]'.

I even pointed out to her that perhaps it wasn't the most confidence inspiring email.

She basically shrugged and said it was a bit of a laugh.

Yes, I'm sure your friends find it hysterical. But I'm not you're friend.

A spellcheck wouldn't have picked up 'too' used in place of 'two'
Totally irrelevant point.
I would be more concerned about how good they were with your children.

I suppose you might be concerned that the person your child was going to be spending the majority of their waking hours with had a poor grasp of the English language. Not the accent as such - but I wouldn't want my child thinking for eg 'could of' was correct.

Yes important that they are warm and caring but being reasonably articulate also matters, imo.

Seriously, people think this is acceptable? It absolutely isn't. You are applying for work. Get it checked.

If someone dyslexic doesn't want to ask for help, then use a spelling/grammer checker.

There is literally no excuse other than laziness. And I wouldn't want someone lazy looking after my children.