It's basic manners to call and say you'll be late, right? (Childminder)

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I have a meeting to go to tonight, no call from either parent and I'm pissed off!!

Yes, very rude.

Depends how late? If 5 or 10 mins I wouldn't bother phoning my childminder, but then I'm usually about half hour early ajd being late would be a rarity.
Any longer though and I would definitely call, why don't you call them?

I would always try and phone but if they are driving/ stuck in traffic it may not be possible.

Well I think you should call even if its 5/10 minutes late. They are 15 minutes late now and I can't get any answer.

I have a life too :( going to work meetings for their benefit

Yes but people are sometimes late..frustrating I know, call them!

Yes basic manners to let someone know you will be late. Even more when that person has your child.

Hi ex cm here.

Had on the whole fantastic parents but had this late pik up from one in a far to regular basis.

Hope you have late pick up charges?after 15 mins I charged for the whole hour except in emergencies or snow!!

Foxy you have to understand that it's your choice to pick up early. That doesn't mean you are then ok to constantly pick up late even by 10 minutes ( bar emergency)

I have kids that needed me to finish on time to attend clubs/ classes as well. Being even 10 minutes late is a pain as handover takes at least 5 minutes,and usually longer,so your children are constantly late for their own stuff.

It's very selfish to be honest and a reason I gave up.

Ok just collected, and I did get an apology. I really don't mind the actual lateness as they are all generally very good but it just peeves me that they assume I don't deserve a courtesy call.

I agree it is rude, as soon as I knew I might be late I would call the child minder. Start charging.

I do have a late charge in place but only use it for habitual piss takers. As I said the actual lateness isn't too bad and I know traffic can't be helped. But it wouldn't kill them to pull over and call, or use hands free.

Glad they've collected and apologised. I hope you aren't late for your meeting.

15 minutes could be stuck in traffic and unable to phone because they are driving.

It's frustrating but unless it happens every week as long as the apologise it wouldn't bother me too much

Yes op agree.

A few parents don't realise/care that childminders have a life other than caring for their child. It has only happened to me a few times but if it was an emergancy or out of charecter I would let it pass but it is just bad manners to turn up late for no good reason.

I try calling after 15mins and if there is no answer after half an hour I call the emergancy contacts.

Maybe they were stuck in traffic, there isn't a lot they could do about that, unless they have Bluetooth phone set up in the car.

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If I am ever likely to be late for collecting DC from anywhere I phone before I am actually late. So yes pulling over to call if stuck in traffic makes me a minute later but I think it's more polite to call at 10 to 6 saying you'll be late, and arrive at 6.15, than not to call at all and arrive at 6.14?

Just had to scoff my dinner down in 8 minutes and now I have to leave.

Spot on jelly . It's also not fair on the children when they are stood here waiting and waiting...

Am I supposed to wait on indefinitely?

Exactly jelly. It can drive you absolutely mad.

on the route I take to the CM, pulling over to ring would take 5 mins due to traffic, nowhere to stop etc. I am sure she'd rather I just got there so long as I wasn't more than 10-15 mins late. If I am late leaving and it is clear the traffic s bad I will stop but we deliberately set our pick up time 15 minutes later than we generally are as we didn't want to be racing the clock.