Message from childminder

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Aibu to think this is shit.

''Due to a change of circumstances I am no longer going to be working Friday pm. This unfortunately means that I need to give notice. Therefore My last day with xx will be 5th January.

Thank you''

So for context my child started with childminder 3 weeks ago, one afternoon a week, all seems to be going well, he's reluctant to go in but I get updates pretty quickly to say he's settled fine. CM newly registered and doesn't seem particularly busy.

AIBU to be fed up with this?

@Blondeshavemorefun yes I'm working Monday - Friday and I have other childcare for a Monday (grandparents)

Ah ok. Then lucky to have gp and no other childcare costs - to pay £18 a week childcare is amazing

Yes I agree, it shows she’s unreliable, and you can add that to a google review.

Not "unreliable" - that would be if she gave you a week's notice out of the blue. She has aspects of life other than her child-minding. Something has come up and she has helpfully let people know early.

And a good reason why she is stopping. A college course so she can better herself or might be stuff for childcare

I've just refreshed my knowledge and redid a course of allergies and reflux cmpa etx

Things change, that's a brilliant amount of notice to give.

Don't be so nasty!

If I read a negative complaint, from a parent, who was given 6 weeks notice because the childminders college course day changed (I.e out of her control), I'd think the poster was a twat and it would have zero effect on my decision to use them.

Honestly. Should the childminder to sack off her college course because a parent like you and the OP might complain?

Ditto.
Thete are some mean minded twats around, but thankfully it's fairly easy to see their agenda before they cause too much mischief.

Maybe she's discovered how much childminding eats into family time and has decided to spend the time with her daughter.
Childminding is full on - I've done it for 24 years since my son was tiny, and had my daughter 5 years later.
There's no let up during the day- no lunch break, or tea break...no time to spend with your own children....they lose out a fair bit, believe me!

All the nursery's were wanting a full day £58 or 2 half days £30 x 2. I can't afford that. I'll try some other childminders.

So you're working Monday to Friday, the grandparents are being used for all childcare except that one afternoon (poor grandparents) and yet you cannot afford £60 childcare a week despite working five days?

I think the childminder will now likely be celebrating. I cannot believe you had the audacity to be rude about six weeks notice, then stick your nose into her business expecting to know why she had to change her working hours.

I'm surprised she got away with that! We were told that if we were closed and not providing a service then we couldn't charge, it was actually illegal!

This!!^^^

Seriously! My sister would not let any of us suggest it was wrong at the time. We all saw her dumping them a mile off!

So you think the childminder should drop out of her college course, in order to keep looking after the OPs child for £18 an afternoon?