mandysmonkeys
20-02-2009, 08:54 AM
I had the second set of parents visit my home yesterday. They wanted to sign contracts there and then.
How does everyone else go about these visits? Both times its taken over 1 1/2 hours to go through everything and I can see the people getting tired, I get tired, they get bored and I had a headache 0nce they had left.
First I show them the portfolio with all the certificates, crb's saftey checks etc in them. I talk about my experience, my ofsted registration restrictions and that I am due to start the dhc in March. Also show the play areas and garden.
Then they see the service statment and i explan my routines and how it effects their child. After that I say you can take a copy of the service stament to refer to at home.
We also discuss money as parents seem to ask about extra hours at this point lol.
I hand the policy folder and say I currently haven't got this print up (its 40 pages) but I can email it to you. Both sets were happy to flick through it and say yes they would like me to email it.
I made a form to write down the hours days and a quote with my details on it for them to take home but both sets say they are happy and want to sign up there and then. They have already been here for over half an hour.
Then the paper work bits start I apologise it takes so long. I fill in my sections of the contract while they do the child record bit. Then I feel I have to talk them through the whole contarct so they understand it all. Then I hand over all the permission forms and feel I need to explain them but say you can take those hom and fill them in, a letter i give them explains the EYFS I give the sleeping baby questionaire and then we sign and I keep saying doi you have any questions etc, and then we arrange first session / settling in session.
See how long the post I have a headache just typing it. lol Does it work this way for all of you lovely ladies or I am too detailed.
How does everyone else go about these visits? Both times its taken over 1 1/2 hours to go through everything and I can see the people getting tired, I get tired, they get bored and I had a headache 0nce they had left.
First I show them the portfolio with all the certificates, crb's saftey checks etc in them. I talk about my experience, my ofsted registration restrictions and that I am due to start the dhc in March. Also show the play areas and garden.
Then they see the service statment and i explan my routines and how it effects their child. After that I say you can take a copy of the service stament to refer to at home.
We also discuss money as parents seem to ask about extra hours at this point lol.
I hand the policy folder and say I currently haven't got this print up (its 40 pages) but I can email it to you. Both sets were happy to flick through it and say yes they would like me to email it.
I made a form to write down the hours days and a quote with my details on it for them to take home but both sets say they are happy and want to sign up there and then. They have already been here for over half an hour.
Then the paper work bits start I apologise it takes so long. I fill in my sections of the contract while they do the child record bit. Then I feel I have to talk them through the whole contarct so they understand it all. Then I hand over all the permission forms and feel I need to explain them but say you can take those hom and fill them in, a letter i give them explains the EYFS I give the sleeping baby questionaire and then we sign and I keep saying doi you have any questions etc, and then we arrange first session / settling in session.
See how long the post I have a headache just typing it. lol Does it work this way for all of you lovely ladies or I am too detailed.