To think kids the local childminder gets paid for looking after should not be in my house/garden under my supervision!

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This is really starting to piss me off. Lovely new house big garden. Lots of local children to play with but most of them are staying at the local childminders house. She's getting paid to look after them in the holidays. I've said I'm happy for my nearly 7 year old to play at the front of the house with his friends. We live in a very quiet cul de sac and the childminder lives 2 doors down. We can both watch them all.

It seems the childminder is saying its ok for these kids to play in my house/back garden. This invariable comes with 'I'm hungry, need a wee, we want to do this etc'. I have a toddler, they leave all the doors open, run in and out. She's getting paid to look after them how can this be ok???

I feel mean saying no but fgs she's earning a wage for me doing the bloody minding.

The complicated bit is one of them is her niece who she has a lot of the time and my ds and her get on really well. With the niece seems to come all the others as well.

AIBU to feel this is wrong and actually I should be saying no?

Yanbu the CM could have checked with you or even came around with them if you have your permission.

I would march her minders right to her and say, you realise ofsted requires you to directly supervise them at all times and you might be reported by any of the neighbours if they see kids running about without you? And follow up with, I can't mind them, I don't have the required police checks ofsted needs, do I.

It's not okay!! What if something happened to them whilst they were at yours. Very much doubt her insurance would cover that. You need to make it very clear to her that her mindees are not allowed over.