Childminder with fake paperwork

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I am going back to work and we have been interviewing millions of nannies, babysitters, paying visits to nursery and etc, than we found this childminder on a certain childcare website and just reading her profile we felt like choosing her. First time we payed her a visit we were sure she was the one for us and we have been meeting and visiting her constantly to settle our 2 month old and getting t know her and her child better and we have no doubts that she can provide the childcare that we want even though she became a childminde recently and our child will be her first mindee (she is a former nursery teacher and babysitter). But there is one little thing...She is renting and her landlord refused to give her permission to childmind in the flat. Her child is starting school now and she does not want another job as she wants to take her of him. She is desperate to move out but got no money for deposit and firts month rent upfront so she faked a pemission letter from her landlord and will childmind whitout his permission until she got enough money to move out. She was honest about this first time I called her to enquire..So, what to do now...

You say she was honest with you from the beginning, it didn't bother you then, you've settled in your child, i'm just wondering why its bothering you now? whats changed?

Nothing changed I am just wondering id it is really wrong for a childminder to do, what kind of risks is she taking by doing it and god knows how many other maybe done the same but didnt tell anyone

I would worry that the lack of landlord permission could invalidate her insurance.

I wouldn't use her.

I don't know but I would think her household insurance wouldn't pay up, but i'm not sure about her childminding insurance. Personally I wouldn't be happy if she hasn't got permission, but if she is looking to move,will she be further away from you?
Sorry not much help, could she nanny for you instead?

Its the fake permission letter that would bother me the most as that surely is illegal.

Well it might be a really difficult situation because she cannot move out because havent got the money but she cant make the money because she dont have permission to work there.., and anyway even if she gets a job somewhere else, it means paying for childcare so even with WTC, it makes harder and longer to save money to move

Can't she do another job to save the money and then CM when she has moved?

If she can lie about having permission from the landlord, what else can she lie about? Would be my first thought.

I wouldn't leave my DC with anyone who I knew wasn't being totally honest.

There's also the possibility you could end up with no childcare at short notice if her landlord finds out and she is forced to give up.

Could she not childmind at your house ??

Problem solved.

I was going to suggest the same as Apocalyse - can she not work as your nanny in order to save up enough money to move, and then look at childminding from the new property?

A few things would change - you would have to employ her (there are companies who can sort it all out for you, go to the childminders, nannies, etc section for more detail) and she would only be able to look after the children from one further family (though no age restriction like there is for childminders, this can make this complicated as lots would have to be negotiated! Again, look at the childminders nannies etc section for details on nanny shares).

Sorry if thats a bit complicated... brain not really working properly at the moment...!