CM CLUB - WWYD, mindee just told me was sick last night!!!!

[looneytune]

Hi everyone

I have a very adhoc mindee in some of the hols, not had many times but booked for the next 2 weeks. She's just told me that she was sick in her bed last night and that her mum has also been sick in the toilet.

I thought maybe she meant the other night but she said 'no, last night, after got back from holiday' - they got back last night so now I'm thinking she WAS sick last night. She said she was also sick on holiday.

Mindee was due to arrive at 10am but arrived at 11am and mum just said they had a lazy morning as got back late last night.

I'm really upset about this as I've already had 3 sickbugs this winter and DO NOT want another plus I can't afford to close if we all get it!! WWYD? I should phone shouldn't I???? But what to say????

Help me out here.

hi, looney

if my son says at preschool that he had been sick, i get a phone call. all that the teacher says, is DS said blah blah blah and i wondered if you could tell me more.
How about trying that?

And if it was within the last 48 hours that you mindee was ill, i would exclude the child and then remind your parents of the 48 hour D&V exclusion rule!

i know it is very hard to do that, but what if you land up getting it and then having to close? better to have a few uncomfortable few minutes on the phone than a few (costly) hours puking!!!!

how old is she? and is she generally reliable?

i would wonder if it was travel sickness, but if she was accurate about the 'in bed' bit

the other thing is could the mum be pg? dd was a bit obsessed with vomiting when i was pg and had morning sickness and would happily tell people i was ill and so was she as she used to cough and pretend to vomit

Mindee is 5 and seems pretty reliable (hard to know as only had her once before for a week).

I VERY much doubt her mum is pg. They just got back from a skiing trip abroad but I could be wrong. They have a 1 year old too.

I might try the phonecall bit - I HATE this and feel worse because this is a very upstanding business woman who I just wouldn't expect to mess me about like this but then again, they need the childcare so??? Mindee said the last time she was sick was in bed last night so from what she's saying, she's been sick a few times and last night was the last.

Suppose I need to make a phone call then!

good luck, lt...... hope it goes well.

the mother might be an upstanding business woman, but you are a conscientious, professional childminder, looking out for the welfare of yourself, your family and the families of the other children that you care for

i interrupted the cleaning of my kitchen to add that [shining halo]

Thanks. Left a message at home for them as not in work today. Also emailed in case they see that first. Not a lot else I can do right now but I'll be very upset if we come down with this!

You've done the right thing! 48 hour exclusion is the right thing to do.

any news?

Never heard back and we've just got back from a trip to the allotment so rushing to do dinner then she's going home anyway. I'll be having words at pick up time though.

I am off sick today/tomorrow after violent D&V - and on Friday mindee dropped into convo that her baby bro who I also mind was sick the night before

I've lost 2 days pay now!

not a happy bunny

boggles my mind how parents can leave their children with someone and then not be contactable.

hope it went okay.

so the mum wasnt even in work?
i dont know if that confirms she is likely to be ill herself and didnt want to look after her dd or means you have to think that if the child was ill she would have kept her home as she wasnt working anyway

what happened at pick up?

I would normally phone parents as soon as the child told me this and just said "xxx said she was sick last night" and see what the response is ... and then send home for at least 48 hrs. Of course some parents would deny everything and say "Oh no! That was last week" and you can't prove anything.

TheOtherMaryPoppinsDiets - poor you, hope you feel better soon. It's so annoying isn't it!

No4 - my fault as I'd mis-laid the extra phone numbers. The mum is usually at work so could have called there but had the day off.

littleducks - she was due to be back at work but they didn't get back til late Sunday night so think was just too tired in the end (think in a job where can just change things or work from home).

Update - I mentioned when dad collected and he said that mindee gets night terrors which sometimes make her sick and that it was more bile than actual sick (I do remember being a young child and saying I was sick when it wasn't really proper sick). But I said that she said mum had been sick and he said yeah, that was over a week ago!

So I'm hoping that's all true and all is ok. If we do come down with something today or tomorrow then I'll have to say something more. Now I have to speak to them about my invoice that needs paying (I'm sure it's just been missed as they got back so late).

Thanks for all the advice

Thanks looneytune, I feel heaps better and am back to work tomorrow, probably be very tired after 4 days off