overnight care as a favour ??

[sandy]

Hi all

I need advice again

One of my pregnant mums waters broke last night. LO dropped to me this am and I said to leave him here as long as necessary, no problem.

My worry is if this extends to tonight. I am not registered for overnight care so will have to do it as a favour, no charge, which I don't mind, but should I ask them to sign some sort of disclaimer to ensure they realise that my insurance, registration etc is invalid and I am looking after him as a friend not a registered cm ?
How can I word it ?

Help ???
Sandy :eek:

[Pipsqueak]

If you are just doing it as a friend favour then yes I would make it very clear to them that this is outside of your childminding and is not covered by insurance, regulations etc. I suppose I would do a disclaimer.

It might not come to the overnight bit anyway - perhaps they have some other family who can take him overnight?

[sandy]

Hi,
thanks for your input. There are no nearby family at all and they asked as soon as she was pregnant if they could call on me if necessary.
Hopefully baby will be born today so it won't be an issue.

thanks again
Sandy

[sarah707]

Yes Sandy... cover your back!

Make sure they know you are not insured etc and give them a copy of your 'uncollected child' procedure, to make sure they keep in contact with you through the day.

An Easter baby... how exciting! :D

[Banana]

Agree with the others!

Make sure you have paperwork in place that covers you!!

xxx

[sandy]

Thankyou, will do

Sandy x

[wendywu]

I have done this before but i dont charge for overnight care when a sibling is born. It is my present to them. So it is done as a friend. But i can mind overnight.

If you are not being paid, it is outside contracted hours when no other children except you own are on the premises then i cant think it has anything to do with Ofsted.:littleangel:

[wendywu]

Of course i have heard that 3 weeks labour is quite common now:laughing:

[Blaze]

Not funny Wendywu!!:rolleyes:
Tasha:D

[wendywu]

Sorry Tasha, never mind the pain of your teeth will take your mind off the pain of childbirth. :laughing:

[Blaze]

Actually..i was really just kidding...labour doesn't bother me at all...had the labour from hell before...very blaze about it now! Teeth are much better today...isn't that just typical!:rolleyes:
Tasha:)

[wendywu]

My labours were very fast, root canal much much worse.:o

[sandy]

Thanks for your input everyone.
LO stayed with me overnight last night, as a favour, not paid, and baby girl was born this am.
LO was good as gold and took it all his stride.

I did get dad to sign disclaimer to make sure they realised that I was doing this as a friend and not as a registered cm and that all insurances etc were invalid.

Alls well that ends well and a lovely new addition to a great family :clapping:

Thanks

Sandy x

[crazybones]

Lovely news. Glad everything turned out ok. :D