MrsFletch
23-07-2015, 08:25 PM
Hi, I'm new to this page so haven't posted before so I'm sorry if I ramble!
I've come home today from a day out with my mindees to find an Ofsted inspector on my doorstep. She said a complaint had been made against me regarding my home and the way I work. I was so shocked I almost burst into tears! There were a few parts of the complaint;
1) I have rats. I DO NOT have rats, either inside or outside my house
2) I leave babies to sleep in my car - the only baby I have is my own son and I don't leave him to sleep in the car.
3) I don't let parents inside my house at pick up, so clearly I'm hiding something like a really unclean house - I have quite a few parents coming and going, those who come in and those who choose not to because they're in a rush/want to go home/can't be bothered to talk to me. I am most certainly not hiding an unclean house!
4) I let my dog do her business where the kids play. Well I do have a dog and like most dogs doesn't confine her toileting habits to just walks. But if she does do it in the garden I pick it up straight away and then clean the area with the hose. But my garden isn't actually registered for childminding because I have a drop from the patio to garden area and I can't fence it off. So the kids don't play in there anyway!
Anyway she came in and checked the property, asked me lots and lots of questions (some of them trick questions!) Took some photos of my kitchen because I hadn't washed up from lunch and there was some laundry waiting to go in the washing machine. She didn't seem too pleased about that! She's coming back in 2 weeks to have another look round. I'm so humiliated. My husband has a broken leg so the house isn't quite up to my usual standard because I'm left to do everything, but I certainly wouldn't say it was messy or unclean. Just a lived in family home. Also she didn't say what I have to do now. Do I tell my parents? Or wait until her next visit? Also I have no idea who it might be, I have no disgruntled parents (ex or current) it could possibly be a neighbour but I thought I was friends with them all! My head is a total mess and my husband is being no help!
Any words of advice would be greatly received!
Naomi x
I've come home today from a day out with my mindees to find an Ofsted inspector on my doorstep. She said a complaint had been made against me regarding my home and the way I work. I was so shocked I almost burst into tears! There were a few parts of the complaint;
1) I have rats. I DO NOT have rats, either inside or outside my house
2) I leave babies to sleep in my car - the only baby I have is my own son and I don't leave him to sleep in the car.
3) I don't let parents inside my house at pick up, so clearly I'm hiding something like a really unclean house - I have quite a few parents coming and going, those who come in and those who choose not to because they're in a rush/want to go home/can't be bothered to talk to me. I am most certainly not hiding an unclean house!
4) I let my dog do her business where the kids play. Well I do have a dog and like most dogs doesn't confine her toileting habits to just walks. But if she does do it in the garden I pick it up straight away and then clean the area with the hose. But my garden isn't actually registered for childminding because I have a drop from the patio to garden area and I can't fence it off. So the kids don't play in there anyway!
Anyway she came in and checked the property, asked me lots and lots of questions (some of them trick questions!) Took some photos of my kitchen because I hadn't washed up from lunch and there was some laundry waiting to go in the washing machine. She didn't seem too pleased about that! She's coming back in 2 weeks to have another look round. I'm so humiliated. My husband has a broken leg so the house isn't quite up to my usual standard because I'm left to do everything, but I certainly wouldn't say it was messy or unclean. Just a lived in family home. Also she didn't say what I have to do now. Do I tell my parents? Or wait until her next visit? Also I have no idea who it might be, I have no disgruntled parents (ex or current) it could possibly be a neighbour but I thought I was friends with them all! My head is a total mess and my husband is being no help!
Any words of advice would be greatly received!
Naomi x