would you go to your babysitters home?

I recently hired a mother to pick up my son ( 4 years old) and bring him to my house to be supervised from 4-6pm. Her son is in the same prek class as my son and she brings him to my house.

She had asked in the past if I would ever be ok with her bringing my son back to her house, which is very local.

would you ask to go to her home first? I prefer to see where my child is going to make sure everything is copacetic.

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Is it an awkward thing to ask, yes.
Would I - absolutely.

would you go to your babysitters home?

I believe when she mentioned, I did say that I had wanted to come by first... and she was fine with that..
today she texted me that she wanted to stop by her house for a moment and asked if it was ok

would you go to your babysitters home?

for like a playdate I like to drop off first and just see. But you trust her in your home, I would trust her and then go there and pick him up and look around.

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I don't think its unreasonable to want to see where your child is going to be staying for a few hours.

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I would ask without a doubt. Also, if other adults would be present, other kids (older/younger).. all that good stuff.

would you go to your babysitters home?

I would definitely want to see her home and meet other people residing in the home beforehand...

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would you go to your babysitters home?

I would absolutely want to know where my child is going.

would you go to your babysitters home?

Tough call. I think bc you pay her for a service it's a little more acceptable. How well do you know her and her situation? One poster mentioned wanting to meet whoever else lives in the household. I'm back and forth on this issue. We have an apartment downstairs where a single older relative lives. He comes up once or twice a day to just sort of hang out/ play with the kids/ look in my fridge, lol. If another mom wanted to like inspect him before a play date, they can go scratch. On the other hand if another mom came to a play date bc she wanted to scope out my situation, and met my relative, obviously that's all great. It's a funny issue.

Eta I always invite parents over before inviting a kid alone.

Message edited 2/2/2016 6:39:35 PM.

Re: would you go to your babysitters home?

Definitely! I wouldn't let my child go there unless I checked it out first.

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I'd def ask, although if I don't know the mom, I'd def like to get to know her better first. I just wouldn't feel comfortable letting my son go to someone's house when I don't really know the person.

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No. If she has a child your child's age and you trust her enough to leave her alone with your child you're implying she knows how to properly care for your DC , I don't know what you'd see at her house from a quick visit that would possibly change all of that.

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would you go to your babysitters home?

Don't people check out day care facilities to see the environment? I think I would do the same thing with someone who babysits in their own home. I would also ask who else would be there. You never know these days.

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would you go to your babysitters home?

Yes, I would. I had a similar situation last year, actually. I hired a babysitter to pick my kids up from camp. She was a high school graduate, just started college this fall. Her mother actually wanted to meet my kids so she could see who her daughter was working with, so she brought them back to her house. She asked me if it was okay and I said yes even though I had never been there, but I said I didn't want my kids to go in her pool because I wasn't there. It was tough because I was on the spot and stuck at work and my kids REALLY wanted to go to her house and in her pool. I grilled my daughter when I got home about who she met, how much time they spent together. My babysitter happened to come from a very wealthy family so her house was huge and beautiful and my kids were fascinated. I really liked and trusted my babysitter, I felt like she had to come from a very good family to be such a great girl, BUT I still wanted to know exactly where and who my children would be with at all times.

would you go to your babysitters home?

I'm assuming you hired her specifically to pick up your child and bring him to your house. You're paying her to do that, right? So it's not like a friend who your child is just playing with for 2 hours after school. I would just openly say that I feel more comfortable knowing he's at home.