Dodgy nursery set up - AIBU to report? And who to?

[Foolsrule]

My friend works in a local nursery. I have never been there, don’t have children there etc but some of the things she’s told me about it have set my spidey senses off. The manager is off sick and has been for a long time, there is no proper reporting and accountability, the paperwork side of things seems scant/non-existent… Can I call Ofsted anonymously? Or the council? What would I even say? I suppose it needs a spot check.

I have never seen such an appetite for 'reporting ' as on this site. And all so very breathlessly narrated.

@KingsleyShacklebolt
I expect ofsted have a special file for callers with spidey senses
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[quote MinnieJackson]@Comefromaway sorry to derail the thread, but someone I know cleans the nursery my son goes to. Whenever I see her she says things like 'oh, I saw (sons name) had a poo today, or 'oh I can't believe he's potty trained and wearing pants now, i saw it on the board' should the nursery staff be cleaning these things off the whiteboard? I just feel it's a little personal [/quote]
Staff shouldn’t have to clean things off the board as anyone who works there in any capacity should know about confidentiality.

That I would speak to the nursery about.

@Foolsrule

Ok, I think I can’t do anything myself based on what’s been said above. I will speak to my friend again and ask her to report IF she thinks it is as bad as she has made out. Thank you for your responses.

What has she made out is bad?

You said nothing other than “spidey senses” in your OP.

Thank you, it irked me a bit as she told the other lady she cleans with (oh, I can't believe he's growing up so fast, I've seen so and so on the board'. it's difficult as it my dhs friends wife so I don't want to get her in trouble.

How do you know that the paperwork isn't being done by someone else while she is off ie delegated to the assistant manager or a more senior nursery nurse?

[quote MinnieJackson]@Comefromaway sorry to derail the thread, but someone I know cleans the nursery my son goes to. Whenever I see her she says things like 'oh, I saw (sons name) had a poo today, or 'oh I can't believe he's potty trained and wearing pants now, i saw it on the board' should the nursery staff be cleaning these things off the whiteboard? I just feel it's a little personal [/quote]
@MinnieJackson nope they shouldn’t be cleaning the board, the person you know shouldn’t be gossiping about anything they have seen at work, that’s appalling and a huge breach of confidentiality

MinnieJackson
As a member of staff she needs to know when to share and what to share. It's not a problem that the staff have a board that's viewable by staff. She shouldn't be gossiping though.

I have taught several colleagues' children over the years and I'd never dream of bringing up things I knew about their children when we were having an adult chat, and I know they would never dream of coming into my classroom to snoop on their children's books. It's important that children get to have their time away from parent oversight and colleagues who know parents overstepping the mark is unreasonable.

@midsomermurderess

I have never seen such an appetite for 'reporting ' as on this site. And all so very breathlessly narrated.

Many people have nothing better to do honestlY!

@MinnieJackson

Thank you, it irked me a bit as she told the other lady she cleans with (oh, I can't believe he's growing up so fast, I've seen so and so on the board'. it's difficult as it my dhs friends wife so I don't want to get her in trouble.

You’re not getting her in trouble - she’s getting herself in trouble.

No-one is daft enough to think that’s acceptable to gossip about so she knows

I think the only reporting needs to be about your friend to the nursery. She absolutely should not be discussing what goes on in a childcare setting to her friends.

If the nursery was that bad a member of staff or a parent would report their concerns to ofsted, your friend was just venting by the sounds of it, you have absolutely no grounds to report.
If your worried you can look up the nursery on the ofsted website, all registered childcare is there with their inspection reports and gradings.

Are you the friend ?

@Foolsrule
You haven’t actually given any examples of what you would report
Can you give specific examples and I will tell you whether they need reporting to ofsted as a breach of the EYFS regulations

How would you know if they have insurance? That's not usually something a nursery nurse would deal with.
Even if there is no manager, it inly takes a 5 min phone call by the owner to renew the policy, so it can v easily be done without the knowledge of your friend.

Employers liability insurance has to be displayed somewhere prominent for staff (which can be electronically). Public liability doesn’t have to be, but many places do.