Ok ofsted are coming, so after lunch I put two little ones to bed and I leave a 4 year old down stairs with child gate shut to kitchen watching something on tv is this ok?:(

Mine are all downstairs, but i believe it will be ok as she is CRB'd
Someone who does this will be able to help.
Good Luck:thumbsup:

no its not :panic: ,i'm sure this is ok when your on your own as you can hear the child and there are no dangers in the room but when ofsted are with you never leave a child alone or in the same room as the inspector ever, its just not worth it , hope it all goes well good luck xxx

sit the child at the bottom of the stairs or take up with you, dont leave a child with a stranger.

Good advice there from everyone!

I just wanted to say good luck :D

I left my inspector with 2 of my mindees when I popped upstairs to put one to bed and she was fine with it. I was only gone for a minute and could hear them chatting

Good luck - hope all goes well

Miffy xx

When i had my inspection i left one mindee with the inspector while i put the other too bed, i had strapped the mindee into the high chair and said i always did this so i knew they were safe when i was going upstairs (mindee's are both 15 months old). Inspector didn't say anything and i got outstanding for my safeguarding!!

As your mindee is older i would sit her on the bottom step with a book or take her with you and let her help you, not that she could probably help with much but it will get her involved and i would think it would look better to the inspector then putting her in front of the telly.

no its not :panic: ,i'm sure this is ok when your on your own as you can hear the child and there are no dangers in the room but when ofsted are with you never leave a child alone or in the same room as the inspector ever, its just not worth it , hope it all goes well good luck xxx

I left my minded children in the room with the Ofsted inspector while I went to get snacks ready and there was no problem with it. I do actually have it in my policy that children can be left in the same room as another registered childminder, with a member of the local authority early years team or with an Ofsted inspector!

Thanks for all your advice, i feel i can justify what and why m doing this, after all im not an octapus. The mindee can read a book etc thats fine thanks again.

Just wanted to say good luck :thumbsup:

Good Luck! Ofsted are coming to me too!:(

Ofsted came, saw and graded me Good! :jump for joy:

That's it all over for another 3 years - might have changed my job by then:p