Childminders leaving kids unsupervised, aibu to move

[Westside1]

My daughter is 6 and has been at same childminder for 3 years, 2 families with kids similar age recently left so she’s constantly giving out that all that’s there is babies/toddlers. After a lot of questions I’ve realised that the childminder does very little with them apart from watching the little ones, she basically leaves them to play in playroom. I’m thinking of just moving her to a local after school. Would this (very little supervision/interaction concern you? She had been happy enough when she had the other older kids to play with. Did you find yours got bored of childminders too at this age

If you’re not happy with this then you need to find an after school club. It’s entirely normal for childminders to leave toddlers and kids to play in the play room. That’s what I like about the childminder we have because it means my only DC can mix with little ones.

Is it just wraparound care? I wouldn't be bothered about there not being too much interaction.

If you can find care with kids her own age I'd do that though.

I found the same problem, that the older ones were expected to tip toe around sleeping babies, which are a very controlled day at school they needed not to be shushed all afternoon. I don’t think it’s inevitable, it depends on the CM, the children they have and their set up. But in your case, yes I’d move her.

Depends what you want. Just make sure the club has the same flexibility. E.g can it do pd days if you need them. A childminder who can do before and after school and pd days would be very helpful. I would not be too worried about watching TV if it is just wraparound cate. Most kids are tired after school.

Do you know why the other 2 children left?

I understand afterschool care doesn't need to be constant interaction, but being left to play by herself doesn't sound like much fun. If there are children she knows and of a similar age then i'd move her to the afterschool club. I suspect the activities will be more age appropriate and she'll also have friends to play with.

I have used various different childcare options for my kids over the years because I found, as you have found, that they grow out of them or what suits one child doesn’t necessarily suit another etc. In your case I would consider it time to move on.