Chatterbox Childcare
02-04-2009, 06:58 PM
Sorry to rant on here but I feel so frustrated
Had a parent come to me looking for help and I didn't have anyone else. 2 mornings for 3/4 hour with nursery drop off.
To cut long story short - when I was cylcing (yes again) to school her daughter was going to scooter along with the other children but she couldn't control it so skipped the whole way.
When we got to nursery my hands were frozen and I couldn't until the clip on the bike to release the baby. Another childminder saw my dilema and walked the mindee into the building and handed her over (her own son goes there and she is known).
This morning when she dropped mindee off I said to mum "what a fantastic fit little girl you have" and explained about the school run the previous morning.
Tonight I get a call from mum telling me that she isn't coming to my setting and stating the above.
I explained what had happened and she said "oh". No thought, no apology but "I am a school teacher and we wouldn't let children walk unaccompanied and I don't feel my child is safe"
What do they want us to do - I feel so let down as I wanted to give notice 2 weeks ago but felt bad as the mum was stuck.
When I asked her "what are you going to do now?:mad: she replied "do it myself and change my hours"
grrrrr why not do this in the first place?
Had a parent come to me looking for help and I didn't have anyone else. 2 mornings for 3/4 hour with nursery drop off.
To cut long story short - when I was cylcing (yes again) to school her daughter was going to scooter along with the other children but she couldn't control it so skipped the whole way.
When we got to nursery my hands were frozen and I couldn't until the clip on the bike to release the baby. Another childminder saw my dilema and walked the mindee into the building and handed her over (her own son goes there and she is known).
This morning when she dropped mindee off I said to mum "what a fantastic fit little girl you have" and explained about the school run the previous morning.
Tonight I get a call from mum telling me that she isn't coming to my setting and stating the above.
I explained what had happened and she said "oh". No thought, no apology but "I am a school teacher and we wouldn't let children walk unaccompanied and I don't feel my child is safe"
What do they want us to do - I feel so let down as I wanted to give notice 2 weeks ago but felt bad as the mum was stuck.
When I asked her "what are you going to do now?:mad: she replied "do it myself and change my hours"
grrrrr why not do this in the first place?