Is this reasonable to ask the CM this?

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DD goes to a CM during the holidays. i wouldn't call her a 'serious' CM in the sense that she doesn't look after children all the time and only charges for when she has them i.e when i have holiday during the school holidays she doesn't charge as dd is not there.

Anyway dd goes to a dance class during term time after school. they are doing a summer school for a week so classes 10 - 3. I was wondering if its rude to ask the CM if she'd take dd and pick her up for that week. its about half a mile from where CM is but she doesn't drive.

I fully accept that she may still charge for the full day which is fine, but i just wasn't sure if it seems totally out of order to ask in the first place.

Just for info I drop dd off at 7.30 and pick her up at 6. also its dd who wants to do it, not me wanting her to IYKWIM

Hi. I wouldn't mind being asked but for me it would be a no as we do lots in the holidays and often have days out so would not want to be tied (not fair on the other children). But your CM might not have other children or may work differently and have people coming and going at various times so there's no harm in asking :) The main thing for me is that I'm 'asked' with an understanding that I might not be able to, unlike the odd parent in the past who has just said 'this needs doing' and then I have to go through justifying why I can't. Good luck :)

I don't mind parents asking me anything, as long as they don't mind if I have to say, "No" sometimes :)

Hi Looney

Thanks for the input. I certainly don't expect her to just do it. She usually has a couple of other children but that's it. One issue as a CM I have with her is, I guess due to her not driving, she doesn't do any trips with the children. They may go to the park for a couple of hours on a nice day, or very possibly to the beach (all of which within 10 mins walk of her house) but planned trips anywhere don't happen which is why I didn't flat out say no to DD when she asked if she could do the summer school as she is starting to get bored at the CMs so at least this would be something different for her and she'd see her friends etc.

This isn't until the start of August so was going to text the CM today to ask so plenty of advance warning. Glad it wouldn't be out of order to at least ask.

Thanks again.

Oh in that case it might not be a problem for your CM if she doesn't do the day trips anyway. Definitely worth asking :)

I wish I was ten minutes away from the beach. I probably wouldn't want to go anywhere else!

i dont think many childminders would have a problem with, or be offended by you asking

I certainly wouldn't mind.

As an aside I don't drive and live in a semi rural location with difficult transport links and I still take the chilren out on day trips. It takes a bit more planning but I manage 3 under 5.

Thanks everyone for your input. I will ask her then but no expectations of anything.

Minderjinx i have lived 10 mins walk from the beach all my life and never go there. I hate it, but I think if I ever moved away Id miss it

Glen - I do get a bit disappointed about lack of day trips to anywhere other than park, but dd gets on with her dd gets(same age) very well, we're very good friends, she's very flexible and is lives in a convenient place for dd dad (on the very rare occasions he has dd) so it's something I've always weighed up moving dd or not against. Other than the day trips Im happy with the cm.

Sorry about some of the nonsense - I'm on my phone.

What is the outcome of this? Would love an update!!