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LIVID! Childminder.... too TIRED to watch dd today!?

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Toothache · 07/07/2005 07:49

CM just phoned DH (I'm at work at the moment). Apparently her ds has the cold and she's had a rough night..... so she says she's too tired to watch dd!!!! WTF??? What are we meant to do now???? This is the 3rd time in 4 months that she has left us COMPLETELY high and dry and hasn't phoned us until 30 minutes before DH was due to drop off dd.
Do you think it's time to call it a day with her???? I've been uneasy for a while as DH says she's still in her bed sometimes when he arrives?!?!

What should I do/say?

If she had phoned yesterday DH would have been bale to give his work proper notice..... but he's due to start his shift in 2 hrs!!!!

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gscrym · 08/07/2005 09:03

Which nursery is it?

Toothache · 08/07/2005 09:23

Little Stars at the new Stadium. It looks fantastic!!

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WideWebWitch · 08/07/2005 09:41

Oh that's a good outcome toothache!

Toothache · 08/07/2005 09:46

OMG - I've just worked out the costs..... and with the 15% sibling discount....and an extra 10% off coz of where I work (???).... we are going to be CHEAPER this way too!!!

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ssd · 08/07/2005 09:59

Excellent news toothy!!

gscrym · 08/07/2005 10:10

We looked at that one too. It looks great. Glad it all worked out for you.
If you still have concerns about the childminder though, speak to the Care Commission.

anniebear · 08/07/2005 15:19

you are kidding me? In bed?!!

It is her job, she wouldn't work behind the till at Asda and greet people in her PJ's.

I am shocked. She obviously doesn't take her job seriously.

Hope the new Nursey goes well.

I supose many child minders /Nurseries are fab but you are always going to get the odd one or two baddens!

salvia · 28/08/2005 10:08

If she's saying she's too tired to work then at least she's not putting your dd in danger but if she's not coping perhaps she shouldn't be working at all.

ssd no offence but I would be worried if someone was looking after my dd and several other kids on 2 hours sleep, but i guess you know what you can handle.

I know someone who crashed her car, not thinking straight due to exhaustion, her ds still wasn't sleeping through at 1 yr.

I know it's hard though, when you have a child the unexpected happens, I had to cancel work once because dd kept me up all night. I knew I wasn't fit to work, as my job takes a lot of concentration. I felt awful about it as it is unprofessional, but I felt that going to work in that state would have been more so, I couldn't risk making a mistake. (I'm a complementary therapist).

Don't people who go out to work just ring in sick when they've had a really rough night?

It's awkward when you work for yourself and people are relying on you (I'm self-employed).

You do need someone you can rely on though, if she keeps letting you down. My dd still wakes up several times a night & I'm working part-time but I keep thinking I might have to give it up if she doesn't start sleeping better soon, as my heads foggy.

Mind you lots of women work full time and have babies that wake in the night. It's amazing how you find the strength to keep going isn't it? I suppose it depends what your jobs like too.

If she can't get dressed in time for work, then she's not fit to be working.

Sorry this is a bit long & waffly.

motherinferior · 28/08/2005 10:34

Good for you; agree completely that she sounds utterly out of order. And brings the childminding profession as a whole into disrepute too - grrrr.

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