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Blueeyedminder
20-03-2014, 02:26 PM
Hiya, I was just wondering where we as minders stand in regards to visitors to the setting and that the rules and regs are? Do any of you have visitors?

rickysmiths
20-03-2014, 02:37 PM
As long as we Safeguard the children we can have who we like to visit. There is nothing in the rules to stop us. Common sense really.

I have other childminders, friends and relatives who visit, not every day but sometimes.

I have had my hairdresser here at a time I know the children will be asleep. I have had an Architect here when we were planning our extension. Yesterday morning I had the Piano Tuner here.

Gas engineer servicing the boiler, builders here when we first moved putting in a new bathroom and downstair loo.

That is one of the advantages of working from home.

moggy
20-03-2014, 02:39 PM
Yes, we have visitors.

Friend come to visit, with their children, and other minders. This all beneficial for the children- meeting new people, social skills etc.

We might have an unavoidable tradesman/woman visit if I can not arrange for when I am not working. But only if they are out of the way of the children, their work does not effect us so no tools left about and no doors left open etc, never left unsupervised with children and I note name/company/time in/time out in my diary.

covgalxxx
20-03-2014, 03:36 PM
I just become registered, but I may say no to visitors as I have a big problem with my DP parents since I had there 1st granddaughter 15 months ago, they come round 3 to 4 times a week it does my head in, I can't do anything and if me and my DP go out and his dad rings he rushes back for him, if I say anything my dp thinks I don't like his Parents which I do like them but gets him self all angry when he calms down he says sorry but nothing been sorted, so my rule will be If I'm minding they can't round.. They have her all day Saturday so really no reason for them to come in week..

Mouse
20-03-2014, 04:27 PM
We either have a cm friend come here, or we go to their house most weeks. I think it's good for the children to get to know other people who do my holiday cover, plus they love having other children here.

I do have non-childminding friends call, but not very often as they're here to socialise with no benefit to the children. I did have a friend round the other week as she was in the area and it was the only time we could catch up. She came after lunch when the children were all asleep.

It's the same with family. Mine don't live near me and I only see them once or twice a year. If they're in the area they'll call, whether or not I'm working. I don't feel bad about it as it rarely happens.

I know the usual arguement is that we are a home from home setting and visitors are part of that, but personally I discourage visitors who come purely to have a coffee & a natter. I know when I used a childminder I wouldn't have been happy knowing she had child-free friends round regularly :D

redtiger21
20-03-2014, 05:15 PM
I tend to discourage visitors, as I feel the need to make it clear this is my workplace and a proper job (something a lot of people who aren't childminders don't seem to recognise), and I genuinely don't have the time to chat to someone when I'm working. Play dates are a different thing, I think they're beneficial to the children, as long as we CM s aren't ignoring them the whole time- but on the other hand, we're entitled to a break, same as any profession! :)

Glitter
20-03-2014, 06:44 PM
If you do have visitors you must make a note of who they are and the time they arrive and leave (I usually do this in my diary).

kaz26
20-03-2014, 08:54 PM
I have a diary of whom has been here times names ect :)