Ofsted, who have now written to us informing us that they visited the minder & feel at the visit there was no evidence that the national standards were not being met.
she has invoiced us for an amount of money owed due to the 4 weeks notice period not being given, we paid her a month in advance & only used 3 days of care before our daughter, who is 5yrs told us what was happening. Do we have to pay her? It really isn't about the money, it's the principal of the matter.
2007-02-09 08:18:30 · 24 answers · asked by K W 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Other - Pregnancy & Parenting
I say childminder but i mean an after school club type care that is in a village hall.Ofsted say there is no evidence of wrong doing & social services have been contacted by Ofsted
2007-02-09 08:49:41 · update #1
daughter wasn't left "just for a min" she was left o/s school's whilst minder went in to pick up other children & citizens advice didn't know what to say !!
2007-02-09 08:53:31 · update #2
i, as a father of a young child would tell her to jump for it.
contract or not if i don't receive what I'm paying for, in this instance a minder that takes good care of a child left in there trust with the understanding the child will be well looked after & kept safe, i wont pay.
think of it like this. you pay a security guard to pretect your property, this security guard goes down the pub while working. your home gets robbed cos he wasnt there.
do you still pay for the security that want present while you where getting robbed?
you would fire the security guard on the spot & cancel your contact with the company.
seeking proper legal advice wold be your nxt step, citizens advice might be a good idea befor the solicitor. you should pay for the days she was with the minder, except for the day you where told this happend.
2007-02-09 08:34:18 · answer #1 · answered by deltagremlin 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Thats neglect! Childminders are paid to do exactly that. Child mind! She has a legal duty of care.
I would change tactics here. Pay her for the hours she has done but thats it. If she takes u to court, which I very much doubt, your defence will be the misuse of confidence & trust in securing the welfare of your child. (seriously, a judges priority is on the care of the child. dont worry about witnesses etc)
She placed your child at risk, for her own convenience. Therefore her actions made the contract voidable anyway.
(oh and others will question her suitability if this gets round the mums. Mud tends to stick when kids are involved too)
Will keep an eye out to see how u get on. So keep updating. All the best!
2007-02-09 11:48:17 · answer #2 · answered by huniluva 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
as a childminder myself i do leave children in the car for reasons like paying for and putting petrol in the car as we all do. i would first make sure that it is a valid reason why your minder and for how long your child was left in the car. i would also read through your contract as with any contracts theres a cooling off period. in my contracts i have a 2 week settling in period as do all local childminders. if this isnt in the contract then maybe contact surestart who may act as a go between and help you resolve the matter and just as a matter of thought i would be highly embarassed if surestart got involved in any problems i may have had and would want it delt with quickly.
hope this helps laura x
2007-02-09 08:42:22 · answer #3 · answered by laura.worthington@btopenworld.co 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't pay. its not enough for her to take you to court not even for the small claims, if u have to part with the money work out 3 days worth and pay her that. there's is too many dangers in the world with out a child minder be mindless.
good luck xx
2007-02-09 08:29:10 · answer #4 · answered by littlemermaid_72 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think there's a bit of a leg pull here as Ofsted is the Schools Inspectorate and has nothing to do with child minding, that's the Social Services problem.
2007-02-09 08:27:00 · answer #5 · answered by tucksie 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
I would not pay her and the money you paid in advance was more then enough for the 3 days of service.
2007-02-09 08:43:40 · answer #6 · answered by glamour04111 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i had a childminder that i caught doing her other job while looking after my 1 year old and 3 year old she would take them in her car while she went delivering parcels i gave her no notice and did not pay her stick to your guns don't pay her let her take you to court but i am sure that will not happen
2007-02-09 18:02:52 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Report her butt!! Don't allow your daughter to go back to her. Pay her for the days she's kept your daughter, but nothing more.
Make sure that she's not allowed to be so neglectfull to anyone elses child in the future and get her reported right away!
2007-02-09 08:24:20 · answer #8 · answered by bluegrass 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I would suggest to contact a solicitor on this. Was there a contract in existence? did she breech this contract? Can you also prove that she left your daughter alone?
I personally would speak to a solicitor
good luck
2007-02-09 08:32:11 · answer #9 · answered by dazza 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
relies upon on the temperature exterior and the dimensions of the mummy's stay. If it have been I, i'd save an eye fixed on the youngsters till the mummy back and if she have been taking her candy time, call 911 yet do no longer depart the youngsters till EMT's arrive.
2016-09-28 21:32:13 · answer #10 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋