Pocketchick
31-08-2011, 06:22 AM
Morning everyone,
I've been looking after a little boy for 2 months now, everything going well. He has settled fine and is getting on well with the other children.
He is supposed to be coming today, (he attends MON, WED, THURS) His mum works shifts and usually lets me know on the Friday what her hours are for the coming week so that I can plan for the children.
I haven't heard from her since Friday morning when she called me to confirm whether or not I could work bank holiday - I said no, and told her that it was in her contract that I don't work them. She was a bit snotty and basically hung up with a "tut" when I told her this but said that she would send me her hours.
Since then, I have heard nothing - I have called several times and keep ringing off, I have sent 3 messages, NOTHING. I have had problems from the beginning with poor time keeping (which I have pulled her up on) and also taking LO home in a car without a car seat (also pulled up on) so I dont think she is particularly happy with me - I think she thought that she could come and go as she pleases and I will just happily wait around for her to turn up, because I have nothing better to do with my time!
The worst thing is that she usually gives me a cheque at the end of the month for the coming month and "forgot" her cheque book last week.
So anyway, my question is this - what would you do? If she turns up today out of the blue without letting me know her hours for this week, would you turn her away? Would you take the child?
What if she doesn't turn up at all?
I have been minding for almost 3 years, nothing like this has ever happened!!
THANKS!
I've been looking after a little boy for 2 months now, everything going well. He has settled fine and is getting on well with the other children.
He is supposed to be coming today, (he attends MON, WED, THURS) His mum works shifts and usually lets me know on the Friday what her hours are for the coming week so that I can plan for the children.
I haven't heard from her since Friday morning when she called me to confirm whether or not I could work bank holiday - I said no, and told her that it was in her contract that I don't work them. She was a bit snotty and basically hung up with a "tut" when I told her this but said that she would send me her hours.
Since then, I have heard nothing - I have called several times and keep ringing off, I have sent 3 messages, NOTHING. I have had problems from the beginning with poor time keeping (which I have pulled her up on) and also taking LO home in a car without a car seat (also pulled up on) so I dont think she is particularly happy with me - I think she thought that she could come and go as she pleases and I will just happily wait around for her to turn up, because I have nothing better to do with my time!
The worst thing is that she usually gives me a cheque at the end of the month for the coming month and "forgot" her cheque book last week.
So anyway, my question is this - what would you do? If she turns up today out of the blue without letting me know her hours for this week, would you turn her away? Would you take the child?
What if she doesn't turn up at all?
I have been minding for almost 3 years, nothing like this has ever happened!!
THANKS!