Childminders Club - how many kids have you given notice on and why?

[lunavix]

I've only ever given notice on one child, out of 9 on my books, in the two years I've been minding. He was very unsociable hours, and parents changed their jobs to even more unsociable hours, without consulting me, and just kept showing up!

I've taken on some new mindees (siblings), but I don't feel happy with them. Yet I feel dreadful for considering giving notice.

Not often enough

I sit there fuming over silly things & know I shoud give them notice

I have given notice to
1 little boy who didn't settle
1 parent who wouldn't collect when her child was ill
1 9yo who wouldn't do as she was told (running off into a busyroad)
Another little boy whose mum & I couldn't come to an agreement over feeding him

& I have one or two atm

I have given notice to 2 sets of parents in 2 years.

One was a behaviour issue. The litte one was 3, and had serious behaviour trupble such as biting kicking and scratching (and that was just me!!). After nearly killing one of my kittens, I gave notice, and the house returned to normal.

The other time was when I had a clash with children. My ds was small, and when I took on a baby, then I found atht he became very jealous, so it just didn't work out and the parents understood.

I now have the policy that my lot come first, and if they don't like them, then they have to go!

I'm thinking that. I have afterschool mindees, and after having probs with one we're doing super.

These I've only taken on for a few months anyways but one isn't fitting in at all. Winding up my permanent mindees. The other does NOT listen (still a toddler) and demands things all day. Also cant leave my newborn for once second as she picks her up/drags her by the feet/puts her fingers in her mouth. All done not out of spite, but it means I'm constantly holding dd.

I thought I'd coped so well returning to work too!

think you need to give notice for your own childrens sake

i have given notice (and its not nice) as the child did not get on with the other children and i felt like i was going mad thought i should be able to handle a child
once he left the children returned to normal