Is this allowed in Family Day Care?

[prama]

celsie, hope it all works out.. choosing childcare is not easy....
let's see what the lady says abt the man.
is the fdc head office part of the franchise or the government body?

here's a fact sheet abt FDCfrom the NCAC
http://www.ncac.gov.au/factsheets/fd...protection.pdf

you can also search your FDC here, and see what their history is....
Search for Child Care - National Childcare Accreditation Council
hope this helps a little

[BrightSparkles]

Ok...maybe i'm being a little out of line and I hope I don't offend anyone.
But... Like i said before Maybe she thought you'd met before. Maybe it was just a slip of the mind....

Yes you have EVERY single right to be worried about your childs safety.
However if you are concerned and are worried about it...i would simply ask who it was. How do you know it wasn't just that, an uncle, did you check the visitors book to see if yes they signed in or out??? Was the carer with the guy...he wasn't left alone with the kids???
I don't feel that you can judge what a carer is like based off this one experience, especially if you haven't clarified any of the details yourself.

My FDC mum has her parents there on occasion and also her grown up kids. While they get more one on one attention in FDC i believe it is also good to expose them to other people/visitors.

I just think that until you have ALL the details (eg you ask and find out who it is) you shouldn't make any huge decisions that could later have an impact upon your son.

PS. Like i said in the begining...this is my opinion and if offend anyone i'm sorry.

[Rouge]

No offence taken Jennjorja... its just like an evaluated risk, you need to be comfortable with it in order to it. And some are and some aren't and thats ok. I don't think removing a child from FDC is going to have any life long affects or every child who didn't do FDC would be suffering.

BUT I do agree you should address this with your carer before making any decisions. However if you feel that regardless of what your carer will explain to you, you will still not be comfortable then that is ok too. Some people just don't like the idea of alternative care and thats ok.

[BrightSparkles]

No offence taken Jennjorja... its just like an evaluated risk, you need to be comfortable with it in order to it. And some are and some aren't and thats ok. I don't think removing a child from FDC is going to have any life long affects or every child who didn't do FDC would be suffering.

BUT I do agree you should address this with your carer before making any decisions. However if you feel that regardless of what your carer will explain to you, you will still not be comfortable then that is ok too. Some people just don't like the idea of alternative care and thats ok.

I absolutly agree. I'm not saying don't do something you don't feel comfortable with but think about all sides of the story first.

Good luck with this. xx

[mrsmac]

I think you are right Jenni, some peple like the "family" aspect of FDC whilst others obviously feel it is risky, I guess you are the only person who can decide what you are prepared to risk Celsie.