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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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therootoftheroot · 31/07/2016 15:32

Yes bloody autocorrect strikes again! Childminder!!!!

Blondeshavemorefun · 31/07/2016 15:32

Ive suggested this a few times - hopefully op has been there today and will be back later to report .......

amprev · 31/07/2016 15:59

Thank you Pestilence and Lizzie

Atinybittiredandsad · 31/07/2016 16:09

We need an update op.

Sunbeam18 · 31/07/2016 16:22

Update please!

ABloodyDifficultWoman · 31/07/2016 16:29

It's all most unsatisfactory. If I were you OP I'd just cancel the cheque.

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micemicebabies · 31/07/2016 16:46

Abloody GrinGrin

IfTheCapFitsWearIt · 31/07/2016 17:01

I'm leaning to, the CM lying

BillyNotQuiteNoMates · 31/07/2016 18:20

Bookmarking in the hope that all will be revealed tomorrow

hollyisalovelyname · 31/07/2016 18:27

I was Hmmwhen I saw co founder. I thought I'd missed a lot of the thread. Smile

Corialanusburt · 31/07/2016 18:46

I predict that we won't hear what happened next.

lougle · 31/07/2016 19:20

This is a thread that has so much potential.

Bathlover · 31/07/2016 19:22

In the small world of mn you can guarantee the CM has seen this or been told about it.

Mummyme1987 · 31/07/2016 20:07

Or it's a made up event, the more it goes on the more I'm feeling it's made up.

Mummyme1987 · 31/07/2016 20:08

Happy to be proved wrong but it seems so far fetched and more bizarre with each update.

Mummyme1987 · 31/07/2016 20:09

Wouldn't be surprised that all the childminders around that area know now.

LucieLucie · 31/07/2016 20:12

You may never know for sure OP, but at the end of the day there is no trust between you and your child's carer now. Doubt is there, and quite rightly so.

Childminders need to record and evidence absolutely EVERYTHING. If she is telling the truth, will definately have a dated Risk assessment, her own diary should be detailed in what children were present.

She should also most certainly have taken photographs and should be doing that anyway sharing the children's experiences and development with parents.

Her failing to do that leaves her wide open for doubt and she should know that.

If she can't evidence the trip to the zoo then quite frankly she has lied and should be reported to OFSTED.

LucieLucie · 31/07/2016 20:15

Also, a big trip like that should be turned into a topic for other activities like arts and crafts, stories, and I'd expect the the children should be drawing and talking about their favourite animal from the zoo, noises they make etc

Memoires · 31/07/2016 20:41

OMG, summerrainbow, the poor ds was turned into Thierry! I missed that.

OP, I'd definitely have a word with the co-founder about changing my child into a Thierry.

Cocolepew · 31/07/2016 20:41

Fast that picture is hilarious Grin

Blondeshavemorefun · 31/07/2016 21:20

Good point about risk assessment. There would be written 'something' of either trip

Unless cm isn't registered :(

user1469643462 · 31/07/2016 21:25

No, I'm still here and will give you all an update, it's just been a very busy weekend, so had no chance of taking ds to either places as had lots going on. Sorry mummy that you don't think this is true, but not sure what to suggest really. I mean, you don't have to comment.

Yes, she is Ofsted registered, I found her on the gov website searcher for childcare.

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user1469643462 · 31/07/2016 21:25

But I haven't seen a certificate, but they wouldn't put her on the website surely?

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SauvignonPlonker · 31/07/2016 21:33

On a side-note, I took my DC to the local zoo yesterday. They were bloody unimpressed with the animals.

All they were interested in was the sodding Playpark. If a CM had taken them there, I could see a scenario like OP's playing out - DC would not have mentioned animals at all.

40somethingwonderful · 31/07/2016 22:02

My friend who is a CM also takes photos. BIzarre

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