To all people who think it's ok to request to see a childminder on a saturday and then just not turn up, without even phoning.....................

[LoveMyGirls]

It's very rude, it's my day off and I do not wish to spend it waiting in, it's very unfair and disrepectful to just not turn up when I have gone to the effort of getting toys out especially for the age of your child, printed paperwork, tidied up, made an effort with my apperance when I otherwise would not have bothered.

Also it's worth bearing in mind that good childminders (and I am big headedly talking about myself here) do not often have places available, this is the first time in 2 years I have a space so it is not ok to assume you can just turn up in a couple of weeks and the place will still be there.

Feel free to ignore me it just fustrates me and I needed to let it out, also if it stops this happening to someone else then all the better.

That is really unfair and it is clear they don't have any respectful feelings towards you.

What will you do if and when they contact you?

How annoying!

I'm tempted to ring and book them to come when I know I won't be in but that would be very unprofessional so I wouldn't do that, I would probably agree to see them just on the off chance they were actually really nice and genuinely couldn't make it.........maybe

I definitely wouldn't contact them. Carry on looking for another family and hopefully you will get one and can tell the other they had their chance.

Very rude. They don't deserve you!! xx

Very rude. I know how you feel. However ... if they phoned me back in a similar situation, I would probably put my head on and act as if nothing had happened

Oops! That was my 'polite' head - I do not normally walk around with no head!

I'd probably do the same but also see how I felt about them after the visit. If it didn't feel right, I wouldn't go with them. I've done this before and am a firm believer of going with your gut feeling

How rude!

I had the same thing on Monday! Mindees missed out on toddler group so a parent could come and visit, then parent just didn't turn up!

So annoying and disrespectful!

I hope they haven't had an accident on the way to see you or something
If they haven't .... how rude! I hate letting people down and can't understand how some think its ok to not care!

LMG, it is so annoying and down right rude, I know.

I personally only offer parents one time slot for weekend visits and that is between 9-9.30am. This way if they don't turn up by 9.30 I go about my business as I usually would. I also always call them the night before or in the morning just to make sure that they are still coming.

As for parents visiting during my working hours; I wouldn't miss a playgroup session for this. I'm afraid parents will need to try and fit in around me and the activities that I take the children to.

I'm really mean about new parents coming to visit. We have a rule that if they don't turn up (or have a good explanation for not turning up) then we don't take them on. I just find it so rude, even if people are a bit late without apologising my alarm bells start ringing.

Like Tan1959, we also have set slots (Mon and Thurs @ 1pm) and only allow 2 parents to visit each week as it really isn't fair on the children we currently mind.

So sorry this happened t you OP and I don't blame you for needing to vent.

I bet they don't realise the clocks have gone forwards!!!

Or are they now more than an hour late?

This was last weekend and no, nothing happened to them as I've spoken to LMGs since.

Good idea about 1 time slot at weekends! I also won't miss groups or anything we do as routine that the children enjoy as it's not fair to the children I already look after.