Childminder contract breached?

jimexbox

diable wrote: »

I am sorry if I offend anybody but children are precious and not a commodity, if you can't look after your children yourself then don't have them.

So you would never send your kids to pre-school or school then? When they are on their premises, the school has responsibility.

Gingham_Ribbon

Don't let diable ruin the thread.

saltibalti, I wouldn't give her a penny and I'd be demanding compensation from her for what she's done. Outrageous.

I hope you can find a more trustworthy minder soon. There are lots around!

jimexbox

Gingham_Ribbon wrote: »

Don't let diable ruin the thread.

saltibalti, I wouldn't give her a penny and I'd be demanding compensation from her for what she's done. Outrageous.

I hope you can find a more trustworthy minder soon. There are lots around!

My wife is a childminder, and I helped draft her contracts. Any action which puts a child in danger would be considered a serious breach of contract, thereby allowing you to terminate without the usual 4 weeks notice.

I would pay for the time your children attended, no more.

emlou2009

theres always one...

saltibalti

thank you very much for your helpful comments. i am sending the letter and cheque recorded delivery today. and as you said, shellsuit, will sit tight !

diable, i am very happy that you were in a situation to look after your children yourself. i hope all that hard work has helped them grow into happy, caring, well rounded, open minded adults as you appear to be yourself.

i'll post up any developments so anyone else facing similar issues might be helped or reassured.

thanks again

Xaviera

For balance I absolutley loved going to a childminder when I was little, it was so much fun having extra brothers and sisters!

She is well out of order, why didn't she speak to you beforehand? How awful for you, but you're in the right, I would push with a complaint if it was me, she's already had one this'll be two, perhaps she should consider another career?

barnaby-bear

diable wrote: »

Managed to support a family until the children where at primary school ex then worked part time and looked after both children, both went to Uni. At the end of the day it is your choice that you have children look after them yourself if you can't trust someone else to do it and this has nothing to do with being less of a parent but a conscience decision by the parents what they value the most, the closeness and relationship that the parents have with there children as the time spent with them is precious and will never return or palming them off to someone else as money is more important.

I am sorry if I offend anybody but children are precious and not a commodity, if you can't look after your children yourself then don't have them.

You sent them to primary school :eek::eek::eek: If you can't teach your child yourself you shouldn't have them - shocking :eek:

woody01

diable wrote: »

People should really look after their own children and not rely on child minders then these sort of issues would not arise.

I agree.
Why have them then palm them off on someone else.

If children, outside of school, are in any kind of danger, its the parents fault and no-one elses.

jimexbox

woody01 wrote: »

I agree.
Why have them then palm them off on someone else.

If children, outside of school, are in any kind of danger, its the parents fault and no-one elses.

Childminders are Ofsted inspected/registered, a child is entrusted to an registered childminder. They are not dumped like a can of garbage. While in their care, as at school, they are responsible. Maybe a little research might come in handy.......

Flipped27

woody01 wrote: »

I agree.
Why have them then palm them off on someone else.

If children, outside of school, are in any kind of danger, its the parents fault and no-one elses.

LOL!!! Thats so utterly ridiculous! What if you need to go to work just out of interest?! And what about people who are single through marriage breakdown? Should they then spend years on benefits so that they don't "palm their children off"? :rotfl: