butterfly
10-05-2012, 06:24 AM
So tomorrow I will be receiving my first visit from a children's centre teacher. Here in Devon specialist childminders used to be supported by a termly visit from an Early Years Advisor however it has been deemed appropriate that only group settings receive the knowledge and support of these species so children's centres have appointed qualified teachers (1 per cluster of cc) who's job it is to visit childminders.
We are on a points system here. As an accredited cm I get points for my oftsed grade, my FCCERS score and the level of my qualifications - basically the better your grade, score and qualifications the lower the points you get. I have the minimum points which means that I only have to suffer a visit from the cc teacher once per year.
She phoned to say I needed to show her my observations and assessments, my planning and be able to discuss my FCCERS inspection.
Well obs and assessments are fine, my written planning is non-existant :eek: and the suggestions for improvements from my FCCERS are a joke and I have no intention of responding to them!
I just wonder what this meeting is going to be like. In the past every meeting i've had from my dev worker or from the eya has been a total waste of time! I don't wish to be mean to all eya or dev workers at all (i've heard some great stories from people receiving fantastic support) by in my case they have been rubbish.
They come with a checklist (the same one every time - so surely if i ticked all the boxes last term i should still be doing so this term?) it's also the same checklist as they'd use for a cm who had a very high points score and therefore obs needed much more support.
They seem flustered if you ask them anything that's not on the checklist and cant answer any of my questions.
I think the trouble is when you're a regular visitor to this forum you are ahead of the game in terms of knowing about things to come etc. The cc teacher said she would talk me through the new eyfs - however I feel i know all there is to know at the moment having read all the threads on here and having read the book from cover to cover.
I will very surprised tomorrow if i learn anything worth sharing during the two hours of her visit tomorrow morning based on past visits. I just wish the council would get ahead of the game and provide real support for those of us with experience and knowledge - something beyond the norm - treat us like the 'gifted and talented' children in schools and provide something extra! We're always talking about 'personalised learning' and 'differentiating activities' - it's about time the same were applied to us in adulthood!
We are on a points system here. As an accredited cm I get points for my oftsed grade, my FCCERS score and the level of my qualifications - basically the better your grade, score and qualifications the lower the points you get. I have the minimum points which means that I only have to suffer a visit from the cc teacher once per year.
She phoned to say I needed to show her my observations and assessments, my planning and be able to discuss my FCCERS inspection.
Well obs and assessments are fine, my written planning is non-existant :eek: and the suggestions for improvements from my FCCERS are a joke and I have no intention of responding to them!
I just wonder what this meeting is going to be like. In the past every meeting i've had from my dev worker or from the eya has been a total waste of time! I don't wish to be mean to all eya or dev workers at all (i've heard some great stories from people receiving fantastic support) by in my case they have been rubbish.
They come with a checklist (the same one every time - so surely if i ticked all the boxes last term i should still be doing so this term?) it's also the same checklist as they'd use for a cm who had a very high points score and therefore obs needed much more support.
They seem flustered if you ask them anything that's not on the checklist and cant answer any of my questions.
I think the trouble is when you're a regular visitor to this forum you are ahead of the game in terms of knowing about things to come etc. The cc teacher said she would talk me through the new eyfs - however I feel i know all there is to know at the moment having read all the threads on here and having read the book from cover to cover.
I will very surprised tomorrow if i learn anything worth sharing during the two hours of her visit tomorrow morning based on past visits. I just wish the council would get ahead of the game and provide real support for those of us with experience and knowledge - something beyond the norm - treat us like the 'gifted and talented' children in schools and provide something extra! We're always talking about 'personalised learning' and 'differentiating activities' - it's about time the same were applied to us in adulthood!