I agree with you, up to a point Simona
Knee jerk reactions aren't ideal, however, they do show the strength of feeling towards his, well I would say 'flippant' comment, but I doubt there was anything flippant about it!
Not sure what a petition would be about, or what it would achieve, and also agree it would have to be grammatically correct and to the point, or it would just reinforce his idea that we're all incompetent, uneducated fools
However, if the petition you're referring to is the one I think it is, the CM that started has not disappeared - She attended the Truss meeting, along with others, which I know you're aware of
As a side note
I've recently taken on 2 under 2's.
Dad was very reluctant about using me (unknown entity, not a family member), mum was scared and unsure about types of childcare available, or which was best for the LO's, has not worked for a number of years, and was suffering heavily from 'back to work guilt'.
Not ideal, but came to me for 2 weeks then I was off for 2 weeks (annual leave).
Day one of my leave I received a text thanking me for making a difficult decision (returning to work) so much easier, the eldest one was currently sulking because they weren't coming to play, and after just 2 short weeks, Mum didn't know what she'd do without me.
First week back, Dad seems so much more chilled about leaving LO's here, and I'm a star!
So in my email to 'MR' Wilshaw (once I've calmed down enough to stop using expletives) I shall be pointing out that he really does not understand the relationship and bond between child-minder and child, or that between child-minder and parents.
Until he does, he will never truly understand the importance of a child-minder - it goes way beyond paperwork, inspections and box ticking (the fool!)
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