This list from real childminders makes me laugh out loud. Did we miss anything? If so, please add it to the comments at the bottom of the page!
Felt tip pens with no lids
Converse on babies
Kids jumping/kneeling/falling/bouncing on my furniture
Glitter
Sand
Paint
Playdough
The kiddies shouting my name every 2 seconds but they don’t actually want anything
Kids emptying every box till they can no longer see the floor then resisting tidying up!!
Pull ups
Parents insisting their child is ready for potty training
TAKING OFF DOLLS CLOTHES AND LEAVING DOLLS NAKED
Helicopter parents
Parents who show children no boundaries
Taking off socks and shoes on car journeys
Wet wipes ripping as you need to pull one out fast
Toys which make noises.
Lego – Jürgen Lousberg
Noise sorting through Lego pieces makes.
Anything that gets stuck up my nails – clay, playdough, gloop, slime
Boys that can’t pee straight! Just the thought makes me want to disinfect my toilet again.
Mixing up the colours of playdough
Ofsted inspectors
Bad manners at meal time
Parents who walk in with their shoes on (when they’ve stood there and heard me tell their kids to remove their shoes) and then sit on the arm of my sofa!!
Cooked rice that falls on the floor
Wobbly teeth
Parents who mollycoddle their child
Parents who tell you their child doesn’t nap but then you find out that they nap at nursery
Parents who forget to tell you the child has an injury or you find out in a chance conversation that they have an inhaler or have had hospital appointments about a condition you know nothing about.
Being called a ‘babysitter’
Please add your own to the comments and share to make someone laugh today!
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Parents who arrive for pick up then let the children go and play on the garden apparatus!!
My playgarden is at the side of my house, beside the drive. I’ve asked (told) parents to not let the children use the equipment but I get “It’s just one go, they love it so much” They don’t even supervise the children 😤
Yep! =)
Haha – I hate all of those! Thought it was just me 😂I also hate sticky hands and green noses 😑
LOL! thank you for a much needed laugh. may I add one for your list; parents who talk to their children like they re dogs ” who’s a good boy then!, yes you are yes, yes you are!” I don’t even talk to my animals like this and when a certain dad picks up, I cringe as I am trying my hardest to get his child to talk more clearly.
Superb! LOL. That is so funny. Thanks Stella =)
Good afternoon Kay thankyou for keeping send information’s all so the 50 EYFS Art projects needs to updating the calendars 2020 thankyou Sent from Mail for Windows 10
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Yes, you are right, that pack is very old, I always forget about it! Will do and will send a new one when its done x
Hi. Please could you let me know how to get the updated version of the checklist. I previously purchased the old version. Kind regards Sarah Wray
On Fri, 4 Oct 2019 at 09:48, Childminding Best Practice wrote:
> Kay Woods posted: “This list from real childminders makes me laugh out > loud. Did we miss anything? If so, please add it to the comments at the > bottom of the page! Felt tip pens with no lids Converse on babies Kids > jumping/kneeling/falling/bouncing on my furniture” >
Hi Sarah, I have your email address and I will email it to you now. Kay
Grated cheese, it always goes everywhere and as a cheese lover I hate to see cheese wasted!
you need a dog!
Pull up nappies 😱