Teachers - what would you think if a parent asked you to take their DC to school?

[dilemma456]

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I personally wouldn't do it. I am sure the teachers have to do preparation etc, meet with other staff and they wouldn't be in a position to supervise a child aswell. Unless you actually know her on a friendly basis I think it would be putting her in a difficult position.

I would refuse because I'm not covered by my insurance, personal or car.

In addition you would be expecting her to he in loco parentis for the time that she was with your dd? When she gets to school she will have 100 and 1 things to do at the start of the day, and would not be able to look after your child at the same time.

I think that you would be putting her in a very difficult position

I wouldn't do it.

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Can't you pay a childminder as a one off?

I wouldn't do it either and tbh would hate to be put into the position of having to say yes or no to a request.

The insurance is one issue but as the others have said, itwould also mean that she is trying to start her own work as well as minding your child, as I assume she would normally go to work earlier than you would drop off your daughter.

I don't think the issue of being paid comes into it really: I just think if you can find any other way to do this, you should try to avoid asking her.

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Sorry: I took so long to write my reply that you'd already changed your mind!

Do any of the other mum's at school live close by?

Your friend could maybe drop your dd at their house on way to work and they can take her to school with their own dc?

We have a couple of teachers at our school who drive in pupils.

I think as a one-off it is not a big deal, although some people worry about insurance. I personally wouldn't put it down to doing business in my car though. I don't think it is great to ask someone to do you a favour when you don't really know them though.

If a parent were to ask me to drive in their daughter to get them out of a fix, I would probably do it but with the proviso that I am driving in at 7.30am, which would probably put them off. I wouldn't want to make a regular thing of it because of the responsibility. I may want to ask other parents to drive my daughter at some point.

The teacher would have to have business use insurance on their car.

Also, can the child be dropped off and left early at the nursery? Teachers normally do get in pretty early (teachers often in from 7:30am - and def by 8am - at DD's school for example) and have lots of prep stuff to do.

I wouldn't do it. I try to get in at 7.30am so it is a long time to hang around.

I wouldn't do it too...Maybe her reason for being unsociable is not wanting to deal with these kind of favours from neighbours.

Also, it may send her the wrong message if you don't know her well - that you think her job is to babysit children, not teach them! Glad you have decided otherwise.

Glad you've thought again! coz my initial response, as a teacher, was 'WHAT? You have got to be kidding!'

Crazy idea - glad you've had second and third thoughts. I also get into sch for 7.30 what would I do with a nursery age child for an hour and a half?

No no and no

It would be a pain of a favour to do even for a close friend, let alone a new-ish neighbour I didn't know that well.

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Excellent!