csherr80
02-07-2013, 08:39 PM
Hi
I have recently registered as a childminder and I have a lady coming to see me this week with her little boy. Its my 1st visit from a parent and I am nervous about making sure I have remembered everything!
I have all my policies and procedures, all about me form and parental permission slips for outings, suncream, administering first aid etc as well as the parental responsibility form. As of yet I haven't written a permission slip for playing on large play equipment or allowing children to sleep in a buggy as to me this seems a bit like overkill
At the moment I don't have any contracts as I have ordered some and I am waiting (desperately!) for them to arrive.
What is the general way to go about a first meeting with a parent? Do I give parents information to take away and let them come back to me to arrange a 2nd visit, to sign paperwork, if they decide to go ahead or can I go ahead and sign contracts etc on the first meet if that's what the parent wants?
Secondly how do you go about organizing settling in visits? I gather these are offered once the contract is signed but before the placement begins - is this right?
I have recently registered as a childminder and I have a lady coming to see me this week with her little boy. Its my 1st visit from a parent and I am nervous about making sure I have remembered everything!
I have all my policies and procedures, all about me form and parental permission slips for outings, suncream, administering first aid etc as well as the parental responsibility form. As of yet I haven't written a permission slip for playing on large play equipment or allowing children to sleep in a buggy as to me this seems a bit like overkill
At the moment I don't have any contracts as I have ordered some and I am waiting (desperately!) for them to arrive.
What is the general way to go about a first meeting with a parent? Do I give parents information to take away and let them come back to me to arrange a 2nd visit, to sign paperwork, if they decide to go ahead or can I go ahead and sign contracts etc on the first meet if that's what the parent wants?
Secondly how do you go about organizing settling in visits? I gather these are offered once the contract is signed but before the placement begins - is this right?