What does your childminder do with 1 & 2yr olds all day?

[TheRookieMum]

Just that really as we will need to send DS to a childminder from about the age of 1. Wondering what a good childminder might do all day, every day with him.

my advice to you would be to ask to see pictures of outings

My childminder would not be showing you pictures of any outings due to a mixture of what some of the parents of the children she looks after do and the privacy of the children she looks after.

and speak to parents about the experiences their children have.

Definitely speak to parents of the children she looks after particularly any that have used her for their children from under 1 to they go to school/older.

Oh and ask her how many school runs she does. My CM only does it to one school.

Thanks @Reugny, I would assume any photos shared with me would be shown only, not supplied in a media I could spread & with the relevant permissions, else that would be a huge minus point.

You can show pictures using the phones edit and sticker function. Childminders can also ask families permissions to use photos to show potential clients

I'm a childminder and once a week I take my little ones to a toddler group, plonk them down to play and go for a chat!However....I know exactly where they are and what they're doing,I'm watching them all the time....I'm there like a shot if they need me,and they know where I am if they want to check in with me. They're learning as they're playing and their safety and happiness is paramount. Childminding is a very isolating profession and a lot of the time, going to a toddler group may be the only adult interaction a childminder may have all day, or even all week. I watch my mindees like a hawk, but I don't hover around them because they have to learn little life skills on their own which does them no harm at all.

@jannier you seem completely unaware that it is normal for childminders, nurseries, hobby classes, etc to ask parents when they sign up with them for permission to use their child(ren)'s photo(s) for publicity purposes.

Myself and some other parents I know have good reasons not to give permission.

Not unaware at all why say that? If you haven't given permission your photos cannot be taken or stored. If you don't give permission your photos cannot be used for marketing but plenty to give permission with obscured faces, many give permission to be used to show visiting parents. Where did I say permission was not needed...but if you have permission to take a photo you can crop a child out or sticker over the child.
Reasons can include looked after children, DA, parents preference, general safeguarding it doesn't matter what reasoning is behind it

@hookiewookie29 well said!

Free play and mixing with peers very important, developmentally.

children left to play alone, while being supervised, are not neglected