Toilet use

[Edforceone]

Wife is a childminder. 6 - 8 kids at our home daily.
How often would you expect the shared toilet to be cleaned?

Daily, at whatever time suits you!

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Each day and whenever there is some sort of accident/wee on the seat/floor etc.

Do you know something, this is lovely. I'm a very busy childminder and would be so happy to if my husband was concerned enough to help with this. It can be tough watching that many children so it's nice of you. I'm sure she'll appreciate however often you can manage. Every day or every other day

Thanks for your quick responses

At least daily, either before kids arrive in the morning or after the last has left at the end of the day. Plus immediately after any accidents, spillages, etc.

By "toilet" I assume you mean the room, so for me this would include the actual toilet inside and out, hand washing basin, and touch points such as taps, handles, etc. Hand towels could be changed daily or maybe last a couple days, that's a judgement call.

TheRookieMum - Thank you so much for this. It's been 10 years of food on the floor, down the radiator and the toilet. I have refused to use the downstairs toilet as it's so disgusting. I agree with all of your points 😍

Why not help to clean then?

After this post it appears that what you're actually asking is "is my wife cleaning the bathroom often enough?"

I suppose to answer that we'd need to know how often she is cleaning it and how often you are cleaning it.

Love this......
But not in a millions years would I expect my husband to clean my work place or vice versa.
I wipe over my toilet with a anti bac wipe quite often if the children are home from school as its a high traffic area. Once on a normal day once but that's a full clean as its a separate toilet so quick and easy to do.
6-8 different children using my toilet more than twice each a day and not giving a wipe down not nice.

Because it’s not his job?

It’s not just a workplace though, it’s a home and jobs should be shared. If the lady is struggling to keep on top of things why can’t hubby help and support rather than just complain 🤷🏼‍♀️

No but he shares a home with his wife. Why can’t he support her if she’s struggling. The people living in the home will also be contributing to the mess, perhaps not at the same level but contributing all the same. If I lived in a home which is as messy and dirty as it sounds I would want to help clean even just for my own sanity.

If my DH had 6-8 friends round every day, using the downstairs loo and he wasn't cleaning it daily, I wouldn't be strapping on a pair of marigolds and mucking in! That would be his responsibility imo, especially if it was messy (as I can imagine 6-8 young kids are!).

As a parent sending your child to a childminder, you'd assume the toilet was cleaned daily too? Like in a school or workplace, or shopping centre - anywhere multiple people use toilets they are cleaned daily.

Bit rich for his wife to expect him to be unpaid labour for her business. If she can’t cope, she can employ a cleaner. This is business use of their home, not their home life.

So you are saying your wife isn't cleaning the toilet area properly /at all ?

If it's so disgusting that you won't use it, is it suitable for the children? I'd be furious if I was one of the parents.

I was wondering this tbh

If lots of kids are using or even adults I would expect a clean at end of day every day

And maybe a quick check after a child has been if gone alone so know if needs a wipe

What's the age of kids usually

At 4/5 quite capable of going to loo by self and washing hands etx

Does that get him out of cleaning the kitchen and living room clean up to? Should he help in the garden because the kids play in it? What about the hall or front door? Most CMS with partners are working before they leave the house and still working when they get home then once kids have gone have paperwork, prep and toy cleaning as well as training on some nights. The money goes into the family pot why shouldn't any loving partner want to ease the load of an 11 hour day without breaks?

Depends @jannier from the way op posted about the toilet - sounds disgusting

You do know many childminders earn very little and couldn't afford a cleaner often caring for their own child whilst working who makes some of the mess don't you?

And he uses the upstairs /bathroom one

Paid labour 🙄, surely if wife is struggling to do everything then a little support wouldn’t go amiss. Many childminders can’t afford to employ a cleaner.

I do question if it really is as dirty as described however. Surely children’s parents and Ofsted would have something to say about the cleanliness 🤷🏼‍♀️

Exactly!

He shouldn’t be cleaning up after the children’s mess. Is that not blindingly obvious. It is her workplace. Unless she wants to go and help at his job too of course.