Kirstylob
17-10-2013, 09:59 PM
Evening, It's a bit of a long story but I need some help. In my village there are quite a few childminders and we all get on well. There is one CM who tends to keep herself to herself and that's fine. She never takes the children to any groups and again that's her choice. She had been minding for 20+ years and everybody knows her.
Well she is regularly over her numbers, usually by 1 or 2 and even before the EYFS changed I have seen her taking 5 children to Pre-school. Last week I counted 8 children in Year 2 and below after school (year 2 is around 6/7 years old) Some were siblings but that is still way over numbers. The next day she had 7 children all under 6/7 years old.
A few of us moan to each other about her and wonder how she gets away with it, Well it's obviously because we moan to each other and not to Ofsted. I nearly reported her last week but it somehow feels wrong reporting 'one of our own'.
Well that has now definitely changed, yesterday she was definitely over her numbers again in the morning at school (7 under age 7) and probably was in the afternoon. The final straw was when she left the school having collected her children, a few minutes later a TA was walking back to the classroom when I saw her pick up a small child who was sobbing, he was under 2. She knew the child and asked who he was with, I called out that he was with XXXXXXX and she asked where she was, I said she went that way and pointed out of the gate. She took the child to the CM and she didn't even realise that the child wasn't with her! All the CM said said was 'He's a really slow walker' NOOOOOO, you left him behind! She didn't comfort the child in any way and he was distraught.
I have spoken to the TA involved and she doesn't want to do anything about it and is happy for me to report it but wants to stay anonymous. I am going to write it all up and speak to Ofsted and LSCB tomorrow and another CM who was with me has said she will sign the 'statement' as being accurate and back me and another has said she will support me through this.
My question is - has anyone else been through this and do you know what might happen?
Sorry it's so long and thanks for reading and helping.
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Well she is regularly over her numbers, usually by 1 or 2 and even before the EYFS changed I have seen her taking 5 children to Pre-school. Last week I counted 8 children in Year 2 and below after school (year 2 is around 6/7 years old) Some were siblings but that is still way over numbers. The next day she had 7 children all under 6/7 years old.
A few of us moan to each other about her and wonder how she gets away with it, Well it's obviously because we moan to each other and not to Ofsted. I nearly reported her last week but it somehow feels wrong reporting 'one of our own'.
Well that has now definitely changed, yesterday she was definitely over her numbers again in the morning at school (7 under age 7) and probably was in the afternoon. The final straw was when she left the school having collected her children, a few minutes later a TA was walking back to the classroom when I saw her pick up a small child who was sobbing, he was under 2. She knew the child and asked who he was with, I called out that he was with XXXXXXX and she asked where she was, I said she went that way and pointed out of the gate. She took the child to the CM and she didn't even realise that the child wasn't with her! All the CM said said was 'He's a really slow walker' NOOOOOO, you left him behind! She didn't comfort the child in any way and he was distraught.
I have spoken to the TA involved and she doesn't want to do anything about it and is happy for me to report it but wants to stay anonymous. I am going to write it all up and speak to Ofsted and LSCB tomorrow and another CM who was with me has said she will sign the 'statement' as being accurate and back me and another has said she will support me through this.
My question is - has anyone else been through this and do you know what might happen?
Sorry it's so long and thanks for reading and helping.
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