I have suspected for a long time that she does. She walks past my house to drop her older child off at the bus stop. She is a lives alone most of the time but sometimes her partner is there. I childmind her youngest daughter who is 18 months old. I start work officially for her at 8am, at 8.15 she either arrives with the baby and then carries on, or, I see her walk past without the baby. For some time I had suspected the baby was on her own but then one day when I thought it was the case I then later saw her partner there so thought I should stop jumping to conclusions. However, the other week she dropped the child off late and so I asked if she had left her alone. She told me that yes she had and she said she was fine. I said was she asleep and she said no she was watching telly. I said are you not worried she might hurt herself, she replied in a very relaxed and unashamed manner, no, i shut the gate, she doesnt move. I felt fuming and all I could bring myself to say at the time was 'well, i vertainly would never leave a child alone, it would worry the life out of me'. Since then she has continued to leave her on her own. She has even waved at me through the window as she walks past. I am worrying myself stupid over it. I know I have an obligation to do something about it but i'm not entirely sure the right way to do it. In other ways she seems a good Mother. On the other hand, I saw her last week and she came to the door as I walked past and we had a pleasant conversation. I asked where the baby was and she said she was in the bath. I screamed at her, stop talking to me then and go and sit with her!! She'd left her alone in the bath to talk to me!! I am worried that something is going to happen to her, I ma also concerned as I know I have an obligation to do something about it. Im worried that I already should ahve done something and that I will get into trouble for not doing so. I am also worried aboutthe Mums rection when it all kicks off. Please tell me where to start. What would you do.