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Absent CM....Should I tell the parents?
FuzzyWuzzyFuzzFuzz · 02/05/2007 19:59
I live near a local CM and she looks after a friends 2yr old.
I have noticed over the last 4 weeks or so that the CM goes out in the daytime when she should be looking after the children, either to walk to the local shops or out in the car but no children with her.
I've also noticed she now has a young baby to look after as well and I'm fairly sure he's there as well.
It maybe that she is leaving the kids with her daughter or DP however they all went out today and I know the 2yr old was in her house all day.
I really don't know what to do. I really want to tell the parents. Thoughts?
bonkerz · 02/05/2007 20:03
Be very wary about spreading gossip or untruths about this childminder. You do not have the facts. It could be that her partner or other adult living at the property are registered as assistants. My Dh is registered as my assistant and does occassionally watch my mindees while i do school run etc. This is all perfectly normal and ok with OFSTED. Also i have childminder friends who sometimes stay at my house and look after my mindees if i have doctors etc.
Find out the facts. Pop over for a chat? Dont jump to conclusions. Im sure no registered childminder will leave a child alone!
dmo · 02/05/2007 20:07
go onto ofsted website and put in your postcode, all the childminders near your postcode will come up and you can check what her registion says b4 jumping to conclusions, it wont say her name but you will prob figure it out with the discription of her house and family
bran · 02/05/2007 20:09
You could ask your friend what the setup is with the CM, she ought to know whether there are registered assistants there or not. If not you could mention that you saw the CM out without children on a particular day, it may be that your friend's child wasn't there that day.
LilyLoo · 02/05/2007 20:12
can understand why you might be concerned but you cannot watch the house 24/7 and maybe in between another adult could have popped in etc. please make sure this is absolutely what it seems before reporting her as it could be the end of the business for her and a lot of distressed parents for nothing.
PinkChick · 02/05/2007 21:45
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FuzzyWuzzyFuzzFuzz · 02/05/2007 22:56
Hi PinkChick, I considered calling her as you said but frankly my questions would have been very specific and I don't want to get too involved. I'm not good at making up stories TBH.
The parents said in the past that sometimes the DP has looked after the children whilst the CM does the school run and they asked them if that was ok even though he wasn't registered. This wasn't a school run and is happening more & more frequently.
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