Please help!
So basically my 3 year old daughter has been to one childminder since she was 8 months old. Now my 1 year old son also goes there along with my daughter, well up until 2 weeks ago. My daughter made a very disturbing allegation against her 11 year old son who's autistic and home schooled ( no parent wants to hear that from their 3 year old or any child for that matter).
So when I spoke to the childminder about it, she said she'll need to report it to ofsted and local authorities and obviously this will result me not having childcare anymore! This was done over phone call so have no proof that she said it.
Got a phone call a couple of days later from the local authority to ask me exactly what my daughter had told me and showed me, to then said they'll look into it and get back in contact and advised me to speak to my health visitor. The next day I spoke to my health visitor who was a confused why she hadn't been contacted about the situation so she went and spoke to them herself, she then phoned me the following day to tell me that they had closed the case. Obviously my partner and I weren't happy with this and can't understand why it hadn't been investigated further. My partner then phoned the local authority to ask questions why the case had been closed and they couldn't really say much for confidential reasons but also they didn't want to send someone round to speak to my daughter as this may upset her (totally understand that but as a parent all you want to do is protect your child but also find out why they hadn't done anything).
So we then reported it to the police as we was advised. Haven't heard anything back now for a week as I know these investigations could take time.
Anyway I received an email from that childminder today stating unpaid fees for 4 weeks notice. I thought hang on a moment she told me I now have no childcare in her setting and my child has been asulted and yet she still wants money out of me even though she knows this would of resulted me not being able to work due to no childcare, my stress levels are through the roof and I've got to find someone else to trust to look after my children. I spoke to citizens advice about the unpaid fees and they're saying I probably will have to pay her due to the contract agreement, surely this isn't right as my child was asulted by her son, 3 year olds can't make up a lie like that surely? it was so specific and she didn't understand it was something wrong! Please someone tell me where I stand as this is like living a nightmare literally