unregistered Care

[louloudi]

Having read the last few threads regarding that mad woman on netmum

What do people think of unregistered minders? I personally think its cheating folk like us who pay our way and abide by the rules.

Yet there is a woman in my village (Small village) who has years of experience(large family and loads of grankids) and she minds several children as a private agreement, I think mainly just the odd hour after school. The parents are happy to do this and one quoted 'I've been down the registered route and that didn't work' What that is supposed to mean I don't know?

So do you ever think that in some situations its ok to mind unregistered?

[Chatterbox Childcare]

If she isn't getting paid and it is less than 2 hours a day my understanding is that she doesn't have to be registered.

If she comes outside of this, she needs to register.

What happens in the holidays?

[Gizmo]

i am in pre reg and have had a few phone calls, a couple of the mums when i have explained the situation have said it doesnt matter (do they not care who they send there kids to)

[Twinkles]

It does make me cross when you think of all the work we have to do to get and remain registered. Why should some people be exempt ?

I wonder what OFSTED actually do if they catch someone who is not registered ?

[Pudding Girl]

I am completely against it. Makes a mockery of us who do all the things required of us at time and cost to ourselves more often than not. I would report anyone I knew was doing it illegally regardless of who they were and I do mean that.

[Eileen322]

Where I live, people pay more for their cleaners than for childcare! I can't understand why some parents cannot see that their children are the most precious things in their lives, surely you want the best for them! Thats one of the reasons I left nannying!

I have on occasions left my little one with a friend, but I dont pay her and visa versa. Since becoming a childminder it has made me more wary of leaving my children, even with babysitters and will prefably use my registered childminding friends(the perks of the job )

I have friends in different boroughs, where unregistered childminders are a problem, these people charge £1.50ph, how can you compete with that! My friend reported this person to Ofsted, they came round, told this woman not to do it, blah blah, the next day..........the woman continued regardless!!!

[Ripeberry]

I've had our local unregistered carer laugh at me for going through the process of registering just because i don't have anyone yet! Then her "client" comes up to me and says she would never use a registered minder as they are part of the government .
What a load of wallies! I get registered because i want to cover myself and to make sure that i am and continue to be the best at my job!
(un-registered childminder can't even control her own kids let alone anyone elses, told me she's scared of her sons ) they would never pass the CRBs.
Just bidding my time

[louloudi]

Is it true that if you report such people Ofsted don't really have the power to prosecute? they just send out a letter to ask if you are minding!

People will just say 'Who me? No', and trying to prove it...well I suppose its difficult..... it makes a mockery of the system .

[Ripeberry]

Yeah! and a bad mark against us for anything can ruin our business! They really need more powers instead of jumping from a great height onto the childminders who try their best to keep to the rules and care for the children!

[Eileen322]

but have you noticed how when it does go wrong, especially if its in the press, the media will also refer to these 'babysitters' as Childminders! Its as if they dont know the difference of registered and unregistered carers, it really makes my blood boil!

[brillminder]

when you offer quality it make you cross

[sue]

think there should be more in the media about being against the law if unregistered that way think more parents would understand the LAW. it makes me hopping mad to think that they can get away with it

[gegele]

with all the time and money that it took me to be registered.....!!!!!!!!!