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would you believe ds (5) or the childminder? childminer took ds and the children elsewhere

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user1469643462 · 27/07/2016 19:31

It is the summer holidays so ds has to be with a childminer, for 3 days a week. I pay her for the actual care she provides, then i pay for any visits to places on top of that, they were supposed to be going to the zoo today and i had paid £21 for ds's zoo ticket and i know that isnt loads but tbh with the cost i had already paid for her to look after him it was almost today's wages! ds goes there with 2 boys and a little girl aswell all around the same age give or take. Ds got home and was telling me all about his trip to the local museum (which was free) i did not have a problem with that he seemed to have had a great time. I phoned up the childminder and asked if she could just paypal the money back over and she said that she had no idea what i was going on about and that she took them to the zoo Hmm I know children do love to use their imagination, so i was a bit undecided, ds kept going on about the objects he had seen and told me a story about a man showing them the kids bit. ds has never been to this museum and it was just odd how well he was explaining it. I would love to phone the other parents but tbh i dont actually know them! it's all very odd...

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YesYABU · 30/07/2016 14:25

workshyfop

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Blondeshavemorefun · 30/07/2016 18:29

i keep saying it, drive to/pa t the zoo and museum with ds and say have you been here before with cm

maybe drive past the other places she said she has taken him

and yes is she ofsted registered?

toldmywrath · 30/07/2016 18:42

MiscellaneousAssortment what a lovely tale of the childminder of Chester zoo. Not so lovely for your poor parents I know, at least your boy wasn't upset by the experience.

tonystolemylemon · 30/07/2016 19:08

God people LEARN TO RTFT

lollipop28 · 30/07/2016 19:12

I'd definitely be inclined to believe your ds. It's just odd. My kids would be raving about the zoo if they'd just been!

Balletgirlmum · 30/07/2016 19:21

events.westcheshiremuseums.co.uk/event/minted-making-money-and-meaning/

Lots of coins

ShelaghTurner · 30/07/2016 21:08

No she hasn't really asked her. She asked for her money back and the cm said she'd been to the zoo and she left it at that. She needs to properly ask her, mentioning that DS keeps talking about the museum.

bangingmyheadoffabrickwall · 30/07/2016 22:06
MrsKCastle · 31/07/2016 08:30

ShelaghTurner do you have your settings set to colour the OP's posts in a different colour? Makes it easier not to miss anything. Here's where the OP asked the CM:

I literally outright asked her, I'm sorry if that was wrong, but I couldn't really take it anymore, it was going around my mind all day at work. She looked at ds and said 'don't you remember the zoo?' and he looked at me

Tenementfunster · 31/07/2016 09:19

Im not even gonna lie. I'm just place marking for tomorrow. Good luck

amprev · 31/07/2016 09:23

MrsKCastle - how do I do that?

milkingmachine1 · 31/07/2016 09:30

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RebootYourEngine · 31/07/2016 09:57

Even if she did go to the zoo i dont think i would be able to trust her and wouldnt be able to leave my dc there.

LizzieMacQueen · 31/07/2016 10:27

amprev

Easiest way is to look on help FAQ and click on the link to customise your settings.

therootoftheroot · 31/07/2016 10:32

The co-founder is definitely lying!

hollyisalovelyname · 31/07/2016 10:56

So what did the child minder reply when asked outright?

Pestilence13610 · 31/07/2016 11:14

amprev go to threads I'm on, in the bit of spiel at the top there is a customise link

toldmywrath · 31/07/2016 13:41

theroot seems to have it sussed Grin The co-founder is definitely lying

hollyisalovelyname · 31/07/2016 14:28

Who is the co founder ?

Lweji · 31/07/2016 14:35

This is going to be a fun thread now. Wink

rollonthesummer · 31/07/2016 14:38

Co founder?!

DaintySong · 31/07/2016 14:42
Hmm
MrsJoeyMaynard · 31/07/2016 14:54

Co-founder has to be an autocorrect version of childminder.

My phone has problems with childminder too. In this post alone, it's attempted to autocorrect childminder to cylinder and like-minded.

Coconutty · 31/07/2016 14:58

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summerainbow · 31/07/2016 15:17

Right OP take your child to the zoo and your child to show you around . Then you will know if he has been Thierry or not.

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