misspinkkat
26-10-2009, 10:33 AM
Sorry I dont post on here here really but always have a look around for useful information, and ideas but today I think I need some personal help if you dont mind?
I am a mum of a 3yo and a 10yo, I am also minding A, a 2yo from 8-18.30 Monday to Friday, a few months after I took A on A's parent said her neighbour needed a child minder, met the parent breifly, she said she wanted me for the same hours as A and if i did the contracts and dropped them off she would have them filled out for when he started, I was impressed at how well B settled in, and the parent had filled out every form even the really long infomation (getting to know them form) one, I was impressed :)
I have had B for about 8 weeks now and B really is lovely, but A+B do argue all the time they chase around (they dont when they are on their own) The parent is always early on my contracts i have fees for out of hours, when it was 10 minutes I didnt say any thing, last week it was 25 minutes early, I text her to say how much she owed for the next week and that the extra was because B was so early, parent said it's because they didnt have the car, but the extra money didnt come with my normal fees (im so soft and didnt say anything) and they did it again a few days later.
I found out in the last couple of weeks the parent only works till 2 ish yet B is left with me till 18.30 ~ I know I get paid for it so that isnt really an issuue but
Friday I had a dreadful migraine so text the parent at lunch time to say I wasnt sure if she wanted me to but I wouldnt be able to Drive B home (quite often this is sprung on me at last minute) because of the migraine, Parent text back and said ok i'll get B, Parent turned up at 18.25, I know i didnt ask her to come early but personally if my child was left with someone not feeling well I would want to take off the pressure,
now maybe I have been lucky up till now but the parent just doesnt seem to care, I put all of my heart into my job, I bend over backwards to help the parents as much as I can too, I still have a dull headache today A's parent asked if I was okay? and if I needed to call and would come home from work early (is it too much to ask for all parents to be like that, especially when B's wasnt even at work in the afternoon?)
not only have I had the problems with the parents but A defintly isnt as happy as he was, his parent has even commented that she thinks its to do with B, my lo is stroppy and would rather play alone than with A + B when they are together, is this reason enough to give notice (I have to give 6 weeks as I have holiday inbetween) and if it is, is "having two extra toddlers full time having a negative impact on my family" a Valid reason?
thanks for reading I would really appreciate you opinions?
xx
I am a mum of a 3yo and a 10yo, I am also minding A, a 2yo from 8-18.30 Monday to Friday, a few months after I took A on A's parent said her neighbour needed a child minder, met the parent breifly, she said she wanted me for the same hours as A and if i did the contracts and dropped them off she would have them filled out for when he started, I was impressed at how well B settled in, and the parent had filled out every form even the really long infomation (getting to know them form) one, I was impressed :)
I have had B for about 8 weeks now and B really is lovely, but A+B do argue all the time they chase around (they dont when they are on their own) The parent is always early on my contracts i have fees for out of hours, when it was 10 minutes I didnt say any thing, last week it was 25 minutes early, I text her to say how much she owed for the next week and that the extra was because B was so early, parent said it's because they didnt have the car, but the extra money didnt come with my normal fees (im so soft and didnt say anything) and they did it again a few days later.
I found out in the last couple of weeks the parent only works till 2 ish yet B is left with me till 18.30 ~ I know I get paid for it so that isnt really an issuue but
Friday I had a dreadful migraine so text the parent at lunch time to say I wasnt sure if she wanted me to but I wouldnt be able to Drive B home (quite often this is sprung on me at last minute) because of the migraine, Parent text back and said ok i'll get B, Parent turned up at 18.25, I know i didnt ask her to come early but personally if my child was left with someone not feeling well I would want to take off the pressure,
now maybe I have been lucky up till now but the parent just doesnt seem to care, I put all of my heart into my job, I bend over backwards to help the parents as much as I can too, I still have a dull headache today A's parent asked if I was okay? and if I needed to call and would come home from work early (is it too much to ask for all parents to be like that, especially when B's wasnt even at work in the afternoon?)
not only have I had the problems with the parents but A defintly isnt as happy as he was, his parent has even commented that she thinks its to do with B, my lo is stroppy and would rather play alone than with A + B when they are together, is this reason enough to give notice (I have to give 6 weeks as I have holiday inbetween) and if it is, is "having two extra toddlers full time having a negative impact on my family" a Valid reason?
thanks for reading I would really appreciate you opinions?
xx