Should I or shouldn’t I?

[Tedsmum2017]

Hi all,

I have an acquaintance who’s a child minder but she’s just told me she’s a cam girl and has also met men for some horizontal dancing (if you catch my drift)

My head is screaming to bring this up to SS as a safeguarding issue. What would you do?

I don't see how that impacts her ability to childmind. Is it legally an issue that impacts her ability to childmind? Is she identifiable on her cam work and where is she having this action with said men.

It would make me question her character. I would question how she feels this would impact her own children if she has any. I'd question, if she's identifiable, then how on earth will the parents employing her feel?

For me, this says alot about her character, her ethics and values and id personally keep at a massive arms length as judgemental as that is.

Is she totally wonderful as a childminder and dedicated to the children, ensuring no cross over between personal life and professional? Maybe that is actually the case.

There will be loads of people masquerading as morally decent who will have families and doing much worse, I'm sure of it.

The specifics are important here in this case.

Yes she is identifiable on her cam work as she shows her face, she has also had some of these men in her home where she looks after them.
at the same time I’m not sure 🤷🏻‍♀️

she doesn’t have kids of her own she’s single.

I know she gets messages throughout the day where someone might request a picture or something so she might nip off to do that while she has kids.

What’s to stop her “involving” the kids sick thought I know but when you don’t know someone that much you do wonder what they’re capable of.

Yes I would refer this to the LADO service (local authority designated officer) whose job it is to consider potential safeguarding concerns for professionals working with children. It may be that they are satisfied there is no associated risk to the children but I would allow them to make that call rather than random people with no safeguarding experience on the internet. They will deal with the matter with confidentiality and it may be they just provide advice and guidance or may need to take further steps. You can ask to remain anonymous when you refer this to them. If you contact your MASH (multi-agency safeguarding hub) and advise you have a LADO concern they will ensure you can speak to the right person.

Great thank you. I don’t have kids myself so wouldn’t know who to go to or anything.

I thought someone here might be more experienced and knowledgeable on if it’s a problem or not. Rather than asking the world of Facebook.

Thanks for your help!