To think I've not got teacher into trouble

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So, I have a dd in reception in a state school.
A few weeks ago she left a comforter at school by accident.
She’s still very young to be in reception and she kept a comforter in her tray while she was settling in (which the teachers were fine with)
Anyway we realised that school would be locked so found a spare we had for that night as she won’t sleep without it.
After tea her teacher knocked on our door with it as she was worried she’d be upset realising she’d left it at school and had found it when tidying up the dressing up box.
Dd was over the moon and we thought it was a lovely gesture.
Anyway I mentioned how lovely this was to a couple of parents and they looked a bit annoyed, as though dd was getting special treatment.
So, come to this week and the school has ofsted in. The ofsted inspectors were in the playground yesterday asking parents for feedback.
I told the inspector the story of the comforter to try and portray how lovely and caring the teachers are.
Now another parent said I shouldn’t have mentioned it and that the teacher will be in big trouble for coming to our house out of school hours.
I’m panicking now that I’ve got her into trouble.
Thoughts please?

She won't get into trouble. And she has access to her pupils' records, including addresses. Ignore the shit stirrers. Totally agree with a PP re what Ofsted will say about this.

She won't get into trouble. She sounds like a really caring teacher.

Our reception teacher came to visit our house before our son started reception, I thought that was the normal thing! Think it’s lovely she remembered where she lived and dropped it in.
My son is very young at school and I wish he teacher understood him a bit more. She just seems to go on about how immature he is. He turned 4 the end of August

She won't get in trouble at all.
One of the teachers in a school I worked in went and collected children who were refusing to come to school each day .
It's a lovely thing to do .

I work in aPrimary and this is something most of our staff would do. I think they will get the picture of a caring teacher who understands little ones.
I have been involved with over 20 Ofsteds!
Don't give it another thought.

The reception teacher did this for dd2 when she lost her comforter at school. The teacher found it, remembered where we lived from the settling in visit and dropped it off. I was so grateful, dd2 even more so!!

What a lovely teacher, she must have made your DD feel really special.

Don't worry about Ofsted, hopefully they have just noted what caring teachers there are at the school.

My DS was in secondary school year 11 and he was doing a talk to the younger years about types of guns used in WW1, he took in some registered deactivated guns with his father, as they walked into reception with the guns Ofsted came in for a surprise check. They were very interested in the guns and actually sat in on the lesson to listen to the talk. They then wrote a very favourable report about school encouraging student interest and involvement in lessons.

The other parents are jealous and being utter twunts. The teacher won't get into trouble so don't worry. She sounds lovely.

But what if you were friends with said teacher and saw her on a regular basis anyway, would it still be frowned on for her to give you DD's comforter then?

Why would it not be "appropriate" for the teacher to come around to the house? I cannot understand this at all and I am sure it is rubbish. We have had school and Local Authority staff come to the house on several occasions over the years for various reasons (DS has special needs, so it was often related to that, but I don't see why this would be a problem in any case).

Ofsted aren't monsters! A PITA for sure but they will appreciate the care afforded to your little girl. Since the teacher has access to your records there was no data breach, it's fine. It was a kind gesture and the school is lucky to have such a caring teacher - I'm sure Ofsted will see it the same way.

They sound jealous, that teacher is lovely, and diden't do anything wrong. My dd 11 goes to special school, the first week she was there, they were on half days to settle in, transport collected her and teacher brought her back in the car at lunchtime to our house as there was no transport, and i diden't drive.

What a lovely woman. I can't get my head around anyone thinking this was out of order. She dropped something off at your house. The world has gone mad if she gets into bother over this.

I don’t think she’ll be in trouble. It gives offsted a good impression of the care they get at school. The other mums sound jealous.
When my DS was in reception he left a biscuit behind that he’d decorated. He was really upset. The teacher dropped it round on her way home. Lovely lady.

My ds's reception teacher came knocking on the door when my ds was in hospital for while, with cards for him from his class mates. I certainly thanked her, and praised her to other parents. Everyone was impressed how caring she was.

When my daughter wasn't well and ended up having surgery, the teacher got the class to make a big get well soon card and brought it round to us on her way home. We live not far from the school and it was such a lovely thing to do, I'm sure there would have been no complaints or trouble. In fact I put it on my end of year feedback at how lovely it was of her to go out of her way to show my Dd that she was missed and they were looking forward to having her back at school when she was ready.

The other parent was just shit stirring IMO.

I have a son with additional needs. He gets assisted disabiliry transoort home andleaves stuff all the time. Both the previous and current Head teachers have dropped his coat or medical equipment in for him especially when it's been left on a Friday or the last day before the holidays.

Also just to say I hate this inability of some parents to see teachers as humans. DD goes to a club with the children of some teachers at her school. If I, or other parents, see the teachers at pick up we have a chat and a laugh and joke with them, just as we would any parent/friend.

Some teachers have their own kids in class. Some have friends' kids in their class. What are they supposed to do, not go home or visit those friends again?

Anybody who gets uptight about this is a pole-up-the-arse prig. I don't think OFSTED will even think twice about it other than 'tick - parents like teachers'.

The other parent is probably thinking that they have accessed your records. But as you have said many families of reception children would have recently received a home visit so would be perfectly reasonable for the teacher to know where you live.

It is very sad if teachers have to worry about this sort of attitude and rules that prevent them using their judgement and common sense. In fact I think it is a very serious problem.

Very happy with all these comments.
I’ll try to forget what the parent said as hopefully it will look good for the teacher and not get her into trouble!