CM please help - 9 year old going out with friends while in my care

[kayleighj]

Hi,
I need some advice please.
I childmind a 9 year old boy who wants to be able to go out after school and play with friends. His mum has said she is happy for this but he is to agree to only going to certain points eg end of the road. I want to have mum sign something to this effect. I do not want to leave him out of my site till I have it!
I've looked on the usual childminding sites but cant seem to find any samples and I really dont know where to start with it.
Anyone know where I can look?
Thanks

would you let your own 9yr out alone to play?

I didnt think cm's were allowed to let children out of their sight - or is it only under 8's?

guess if mum is happy with this, then get her to write and sign a letter saying that she has allowd/given permission

I would be happy to sign something to this effect

I allow my own son to play out, and would be ok with him doing so at the CMers @ age 9

only is safe eg she lives in a cul de sac as do we,so i know it would be ok / better than a busy road etc

I would get the parents to book it as a holiday and 'friend's' parent picks them up from school and has them round to play. I wouldn't want any chance of any blame being apportioned to me - but that's just me.

I did something along those lines for one of mine. He was the same age as DD (10 at the time) and they shared the same friends.

From memory, I literally typed something like,

'I xxxxxxx, give permission for Maureen to allow my son xxxxxx to play within the area below and within the agreed times, whilst in my care. This agreement is made between MOTHERSNAME, CHILDMINDERNAME and CHILDSNAME.'

AREA AND TIMES (and days, if necessary)

Signed xxxxx xxxxx xxxxxx

I got the boy to sign it too.

I wouldn't do it as a CM regardless of age, Too many factors can go wrong, it's a difficult one I have a 10yr old who I take to school I let him walk into school on his own from the bottom of the street (school street), but he is in my sight all the time (mindees know they are not allowed to go round corners as I can't see them, so he kind of dawdles a bit, so his friends don't notice) just makes him feel a bit more grown up, and mam's happy as he usually goes on his own anyway on days he isnt with me, quite often he walks with us all the way anyway, and if his mates say who's that he says my mate I consider myself quite hip when he says this if you do decide to let mindee play outside with friends I would do as MMLove says and get a watertight letter and would do a risk assessment too - why not give ofsted a quick ring and see what their take is on it if it's a definate no no then can just say that to mum not a lot you can do about that.

Thank you all for your help.

I feel a little nasty telling him he cant go out when he can see others playing outside my house.

Will have to think about this one carefully!!

I wouldn't for on more than one reason, but I guess one of them would be, what if one of your mindees in the house had an accident and you had to get to the hospital with them, how would you get hold of the older child?

Its not just the dangers of the child out you have to think of.