Just a question...

[threeboysequalsmayhem]

Just wanted to pick rains, hope you don't mind! We start anew childminder soon, a really lovely lady, very highly recommended. however, DS is allergic to dairy. She provides all luches and seemed worried about how she'sd manage. I'm going to see what he gets for a couple of months, but if I need to start sending him with a packed lunch, should I ask for a discount?

I will obviously provide his special milks and things from the start no probs

It depends if she charges extra for the meals to start with.

Included in price> wouldn't expect much- a token really, 30p a day?- but I have budgeted closely for University, and having to buy extra would throw me out considerably.

Why not ask what she normally serves and give her some suggestions

Maybe offer her some recipes

tried that when we met up, she has a set mon - fri menu. I will happily give recipes but I think she likes convenience foods which are hard to find without added milk proteins. She just seemed really confused and worried about the diet thing, I huess I'm used to it as I have allergies and two of my DS's.

Tricky - I prob wouldn't give a discount

But then I wuld have a child eating differently to all of us

And I cook, so I'd ask for recepies etc so I could do it 'properly'

No help to you tho' Sorry

Personally, if she is that confused and worried, I would'nt bother, I would send a packed lunch from day 1.

Can you check the exact ingredients of the food that your ds would get? If it's not suitable, and if she is unhappy about providing something different, then I would play it safe and provide your own food. Whether or not you would be able to get a discount would depend on how she works out her rates.

I also think that she needs some education (in a very very nice way) so that she could do it for someone else if needs be!

i'd personally be worried about her feeding any child convinience foods 5 days a week