5 year old boy always playing out alone

[starsparkle08]

There is a little boy down the close I live in . He’s a lovely little boy aged 5 . He’s always playing out alone , never watched by his mum ( who is a single parent )
He plays on his scooter with ramps etc in the road, I’m always extra careful looking out for him ( when in car ) as he’s always all over the place . Plus I’ve had to tell him a number of times to be careful and move him away from vehicles entering the close .
He also was playing with a pen knife the one day which I thought was awful . I’ve not seen him with that again since thankfully .
He was also sat on a chair in the road ( entrance to close ) I had to encourage him to move somewhere safe .
When I leave the close with my son he tries to follow for a bit and I have to remind him to stay close to his home .

Should I do something or not , it’s been playing on my mind a while now .
I think his mum also has a baby which is maybe why she doesn’t come out to watch him . They do have a garden though he could play in .

@starsparkle08

I feel guilty for not reporting it and will do so . I can’t leave my son unsupervised for a second and he is aged 9 ( lots of disabilities though ) Just out of interest what is the typical age a child can play out unsupervised ( one without disabilities such as my sons )

Personally I would say 9 up wards if out front and depending on the child. I wouldn't let my 7 year out on the drive yet as you just never know what they're going to do

You need to report to social services for his welfare. If he gets run over or taken/abused by someone who notices he's left alone you'd never be able to forgive yourself. Please intervene for his welfare.

@lifestooshort123 that’s your opinion your entitled to it . I know what’s happening where I live which is what matters and I have had adequate advice now from other people on here

Please, please report to social services at the earliest opportunity. Anything could happen to him, poor poor little boy. I wouldn't let my 9 yo play out on his own like that.

I know a few pretty young kids who play out occaisionally alone or sometimes with other children. Not something my 5 year old does but not uncommon.

Please report it to police, school or social services. Imagine how you would feel if you didn’t report it & something happened to him? Hopefully he will be fine but to me it isn’t a risk worth taking. Your neighbour won’t know it was you.

Definitely raise this with the school. If they already have concerns then your info will help make up the jigsaw.