Do not recommend this childminder. My son was with this childminder for months, I picked him up after one of his sessions, was told he had been a bit upset at one point in the day and everything else was fine he’d had a great day then to wake up the following morning to a message saying that we needed to find a new setting for him. Apparently he was having a ‘bad impact’ on everyone else’s day because of his emotions.

Firstly for a one year old to be scrutinised for having emotions is ludicrous to me, not even mentioning the unprofessionalism of sending a text message instead of having an honest conversation with me when I picked him up the previous day. When I asked the child minder (Chloe) about this she then went on to blame that he had been off because he was ill (been in the hospital with his breathing).

I honestly am appalled, I trusted her with my son and feel like he wasn’t cared about at all. The reason I chose a childminder was because I wanted my son to have a close bond and trust with who was caring for him, I certainly feel like he did not get that. I was made to feel as though he was an inconvenience to her.

I’ve debated whether to post this for a while but after speaking to numerous others (including childcare providers / other childminders) I thought it was necessary.

Trusting someone with your child is a huge thing and I would hate for someone to have this same experience.

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