Hi there,
I'm more of a frequent lurker here than a poster.
Would like help to make a decision - not sure if I am making a mountain out of a molehill!
Is it normal CM pratice for a dc to be put in a travel cot for large chunks of the day? Its came to my attention that this is happening every day my child is at the CM's house. He is often placed in it, sometimes along with another baby - similar age, approx 1year old - and spends much of the time he is indoors in it. Its like the cot is being used as a playpen which I've no prob with in principle for short periods e.g. if she is on the phone or has to nip upstairs etc but it seems my ds is not really getting the opportunity to crawl or move about a lot. Though he is going out in car to shops / school run etc so is not in the cot every hour of the day as such. But when he is not in the cot he seems to be in bouncy chair / sort of rocking car seat.
There are several other children there and possibly she is doing this to keep the small ones out of harms way - all the mindees are in a corner of the kitchen - not much space for them all at all 
- but part of me thinks it is just lazy and my dc is losing out on interaction and physical / mental development?
She was CM for my older child and up til now I've been happy with her but now her business has grown a lot and she has helpers some days and there seems to be more children there and its a bit crowded. My older dc says that she is "quite shouty" now as well and has shouted at my baby at least once, though my older dc is known for telling fibs at the moment so not sure what to believe. But I wonder if she just doesn't have the patience anymore.
Feel like taking dc out and finding an alternative or AIBU?