CM CLUB - signing forms (i.e. medicine, accident) - what if au pair drops off / collects???

[looneytune]

Just a quick question to add to all the others.

Have 2 girls midweek and au pair drops off and sometimes collects.

What if I need something signing? Should I just get parents to sign something saying it's ok for her to sign for xy&z? What would you do?

Ask Ofsted - ring up lots and lots of times, write down all their answers, and then choose the one that is the most popular! You will get it wrong, whatever you do.

I have informed my parents, very tongue-in-cheek, that they will all be required to come to my house to administer medicine if needed during the day, or give written permission on a daily basis for me to give medicine. I won't print what their answers were, but it would involve a lot of ***s.

I don't think the au pair should be able to have parental responsibility for signing anything, but will have to think about how you solve this one!

(Please ring Ofsted in the morning and ask them to put their answer in writing - I am so looking forward to a good laugh).

I will ask them and also email them to follow up to remind them to send in writing!!! I'd be very interested too!

Only thing I can think of then is if I give spare forms to the parents and tell them they must fill in if want to give medicine BUT then what if they decide not to collect that day?? For example, I won't see them now til next week as off skiing again tomorrow. God, I'm getting worried about all this now. This would be the same for accident forms, if child arrives with bump etc

Will have a think about this too but can't wait to see how Ofsted respond!!!

For prior permission such as giving medicine I would expect the au pair to bring a written note signed by parent each time. I have given out forms for this purpose but they always get lost.

For accidents/attendance or anything else you need a signature on collection - get the au pair to sign. When parent next collects they can sign & under the au pairs signature so its clear they have been made aware of the information on the form.

Another thought before school run.

Parents were away skiing last week and have just gone again today for long weekend. On these sort of occasions, it would be impossible for parent to sign something first.

Will speak to Ofsted but any more idea's of getting round that bit?

i think you need something in writing from parent to say the au pair is 'gaurdian' when they are unavilable and can 'step' into their role regarding these matters......BTW, dont these parents enjoy spending time with their children?, they never seem to be with them?

I have a mindee whose grandparent regularly drops off/picks up. If mindee had an accident I would get g/parent to sign the book then I would put the copy of the accident sheet in the daily diary so parent was aware of what happened etc.
If mindee needed medicine I would expect parent to send written and signed permission for me to adminster medicine and also that g/parent could sign the medicine book on their behalf and I would staple the letter to the form.
Does that make sense??

Strawbs - thanks for that. As for the other bit - I do know the au pair is now getting very fed up as her days off are spent making beds for b & b, looking after kids etc. She feels bad about asking for more pay but she said that's what they agreed. Parents collect most of the days but then au pair baths them etc. And today should be her day off but parents away so she's picking them up early and taking little baby for her injections My personal opinion.....no comment

Feelingold - ideally I would like parents to sign for however when they are away, this won't be possible. Think I'll have to get some agreement that the au pair can make these decisions. If not, children get collected if poorly as I won't get medicine.

See other thread 'what ofsted said......please read.....' for what they had to say