Think Offie may have blundered!

[Bananabrain]

Hello lovely people, I have Mrs O coming Thursday.
Just looking in the fab 'free downloads' bit, as you do.
Pauline, can I take this opportunity to say thanks, you are amazing and I would have thrown in the towel a long time ago if it wasn't for this forum.
Any road up. came across 'a passion to be outstanding'
Scrolled down.............
First pic, lady with 2 Lo's on her lap.
Gorgeous picture.
Except.............
The plant right next to her is highly poisionous!
There's also further pictures.........
2 children playing next to a fireplace, with no guard!
And a child using a harmonica. just my opinion but not easy to clean!
Do you think Ofsted know?
Surely I'm not the first to notice?
Can I have the pleasure?

[ajs]

well I am not an outstanding childminder but if she had risk assessed the plant and the fire surely that would be ok

I don't have a guard and ofsted have never so much as commented on it but i do not have fires on during the day

[Pipsqueak]

ahh but the minder could have RA the plant and fire place (I have never used fireguards)
and as for the harmonica - could be just for the minders use???


oh but do point it out

as to an Ofsted blunder... well that is never a surprise is it!

[bexcee]

Print off the leaflet and casually show it to Mrs O while pointing out the dangers, see what she says

[Katiekoo]

That's so funny
I know, it's not that you can't have those things if risk assessed, but it's like Ofsted recommends; highly poisionous plants and open fireplaces!!!

[karen m]

I was told that even if i never had fire on had to have a guard in place

[Mouse]

Hello lovely people, I have Mrs O coming Thursday.
Just looking in the fab 'free downloads' bit, as you do.
Pauline, can I take this opportunity to say thanks, you are amazing and I would have thrown in the towel a long time ago if it wasn't for this forum.
Any road up. came across 'a passion to be outstanding'
Scrolled down.............
First pic, lady with 2 Lo's on her lap.
Gorgeous picture.
Except.............
The plant right next to her is highly poisionous!
There's also further pictures.........
2 children playing next to a fireplace, with no guard!
And a child using a harmonica. just my opinion but not easy to clean!
Do you think Ofsted know?
Surely I'm not the first to notice?
Can I have the pleasure?

Ooh, what's the plant? I've just had a look at the download and it looks like the sort of plant lots of people would have in their house...I'm sure I used to have one in my bathroom!

As for the fire - I never have a fireguard up. I don't even own one anymore. It use to be a 'rule' that you had to have a fireguard, even if the fire wasn't used, but that changed years ago, thank goodness!

[Mouse]

I was told that even if i never had fire on had to have a guard in place

It might be different in Scotland.

[Ripeberry]

I've got a fireguard, but it's to stop the kids opening the doors and covering themselves in soot and playing with the pokers!

[Pauline]

Pauline, can I take this opportunity to say thanks, you are amazing and I would have thrown in the towel a long time ago if it wasn't for this forum.

Thank you Louise It is always so lovely to know that the forum helps people (and stops a few towels being about )