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My little boy comes back from my mothers covered in bumps and bruises

Both me and my partner works full time, and unfortunately have to rely on my mother for help with filling in the gaps of our paid childcare. My issue is everytime I pick him up, he’s got another bump or bruise on his face or knees. I definitely don’t think she’s intentionally hurting him but my argument is she can’t be paying attention to him for him to hurt himself so often. It’s always “he hit his face off the table trying to climb onto the chair” and “he was running and tripped” and don’t get me wrong things happen but it seems excessive. It’s even more embarassing at nursery drop off when they ask what’s happened, my response is generally “i’m not sure, it happened at grandmas house” just makes me feel like it sounds like he spends a lot of time there and he really doesn’t. Few hours a week and that’s it. When I’ve approached her about it, i’ve asked how come every time i pick him up he’s covered in bumps and bruises, her response is “well I let him play” there is a vast difference between letting him play and letting him hurt himself. Not sure how to approach this one again as she’s so quick to act a victim, and we really do rely on her to bridge our childcare gap