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    Hi all,

    I am really annoyed!

    I have just been looking on Gumtree and there is someone in my area advertising to childmind when they are not even registered! They even have the nerve to say "Why pay a childminder when I can do the job just aswell for half the price?"

    They say they are police checked but thats it! I pretended to be an interested parent and asked if they are registered, insured, etc and of course they are not but they will mind for £2 an hour.

    I am annoyed because I have just spent 4 months and goodness knows how much money registering and setting up, doing first aid, etc. And also because her advert is right above mine and I am worried she will pinch my business!

    Is there anything I can do?

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    Debbie
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    If you know who she is you can report her to social services and Ofsted... and you can write an email to gumtree saying that someone is acting illegally.

    What she is doing is against the law...

    If I have any more ideas, I'll come back

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    I dont know who she is, just have her email address and mobile number and of course the advert!

    I have reported her to Gumtree, hopefully they will act!


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    Thats TERRIBLE!

    Who in their right mind would send their kids to someone like that!

    Definately needs reporting pronto.

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    I would also pass the info on to OFSTED...it's part of their job to deal with people like this.
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    OMG that is terrible Debbie what a cheeky person she is

    I would email Ofsted and give them the link etc and tell them what you have told us and tell them that you expect them to act on your information

    Good luck let us know the outcome

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    On phone to OFSTED now.........

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    Let us know what they say

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    Wow, OFSTED were fantastic about it! I thought they might think I was just bitter cause she was on "my patch!"

    I got passed to the investigation team, never knew there was such a thing! She took all the details from me and called up the advert on her PC so she could read it for herself. She agreed that it is illegal what this woman is offering. They are going to investigate it further and let me know the outcome.

    Hopefully they will catch her before it is too late!

    Will let you know the outcome.

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    Well done hope people contact you now instead of her the cheeky so and so

    Wonder if Ofsted will let you know what happens?

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    They asked me if I wanted to know the outcome and I said yes. I think they will write to me as she confirmed my address back to me.

    She asked if I minded if they passed my details on to the lady I had reported, eerrr, no I dont think so! Lol

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    well done for reporting her. it only needs her to have an incident with a child for all childminders to get more bad press just waht we don't need.
    i had never heard og umtree so googled it looks like a good site wish we'd had something like that when i was nannying i got all my jobs through really expensive agencies

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    Well done Debbie. Give yourself a pat on the back

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    Well done Debbie
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    its illegal and im sure if ofsted find her to be in breach of the law they can prosecute her

    well done on finding this and for getting it dealt with asap b4 someone gets hurt in her care b4 its realised about

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    Hiya - one of my mums was going to leave me for unregistered care last year until she found out it was illegal. I wish Id been able to find out who it was, the cheeky so-and-so. It really annoys me that parents would rather penny pinch that have professional childcare for their children.

    Anyway - Debbie - is it Chiara? Cos shes still on Gumtree - did you report it to them?

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    Well done Debbie x you did the right thing x

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    Hi,

    Yeah, thats the one! Do you know her?

    I bet Gumtree wont bother to do anything about it.

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    Well done Debbie - people like this need to be stopped.

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    Good on you Debbie,
    you are right to be concerned and you are right for reporting her and I would have done the same thing.
    She can be prosecuted for this, if they find out she is looking after children.
    Cheeky woman! She probably didn't realise, though, that it was illegal, as before I went to my re-reg I had no idea either. But then she should have looked it up first before advertising, etc.

 

 
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