Peppa
28-04-2009, 06:06 PM
Hi went to a meeting with ......well someone who looks after childminders in our area..(don't even know her title):blush:
Well I have only met her at my pre reg briefing. Went to a meeting last night and others were like ' oh you will come out feeling really positive, shes really good like that'
I came out feeling :censored: !!!
She was talking about what had gone on with inspections in this area and how they were all different and had a massive list of all the things she checked.
RISK ASSESSMENTS!!! Well one inspector walked to school with a childminder, who lived in a village. This villiage had a bad bend which they had to cross near. Well when they got home the inspector asked to see the risk assessment and gave her rock all because she never wrote down the risk that the children could be run over by a car.:eek: Well its a bit obvious really that they could get run over. Have to be as detailed as possible about regular trips, ok.... need to know policys word for word.... some woman she visited on friday 'she said she wouldn't have a clue how to do an observation let alone next steps' (i keep messing upmy next steps at moment!) She kept going on about how all these minders had give up and about all these visits she had done.
I was like ok go home re do risk assessments in detail, learn policys word for word, which to be honest if ofsted came and asked me about any of them i would just babble alot of nonsense, I have done some next steps but seem to be confused really on the next steps bit! Then I asked her frankly if I could have one of these visits. YOu know some help please!!!!
To be honest I came away wantng to give up. I felt rubish at what I had done. I had had a pants day with mindee and my son yesturday anyhow and wondering when I was gonna fit everything else in was like a kick in the teeth. I know you all do it and do it well, but I seem to spend more time away from my kiddies and hubby than with them at the moment and it seems like it may have only jyst begun because i feel like i'm sinking!
I really want this to work but I just feel like Im not doing it right at all. Also I really want to do the CCDL in sept (think thats what it is) but if i can't manage now, how will i then?
Sorry about this and if it makes no sense but :angry: :yawning: :crying:
:D feeling better now!
Well I have only met her at my pre reg briefing. Went to a meeting last night and others were like ' oh you will come out feeling really positive, shes really good like that'
I came out feeling :censored: !!!
She was talking about what had gone on with inspections in this area and how they were all different and had a massive list of all the things she checked.
RISK ASSESSMENTS!!! Well one inspector walked to school with a childminder, who lived in a village. This villiage had a bad bend which they had to cross near. Well when they got home the inspector asked to see the risk assessment and gave her rock all because she never wrote down the risk that the children could be run over by a car.:eek: Well its a bit obvious really that they could get run over. Have to be as detailed as possible about regular trips, ok.... need to know policys word for word.... some woman she visited on friday 'she said she wouldn't have a clue how to do an observation let alone next steps' (i keep messing upmy next steps at moment!) She kept going on about how all these minders had give up and about all these visits she had done.
I was like ok go home re do risk assessments in detail, learn policys word for word, which to be honest if ofsted came and asked me about any of them i would just babble alot of nonsense, I have done some next steps but seem to be confused really on the next steps bit! Then I asked her frankly if I could have one of these visits. YOu know some help please!!!!
To be honest I came away wantng to give up. I felt rubish at what I had done. I had had a pants day with mindee and my son yesturday anyhow and wondering when I was gonna fit everything else in was like a kick in the teeth. I know you all do it and do it well, but I seem to spend more time away from my kiddies and hubby than with them at the moment and it seems like it may have only jyst begun because i feel like i'm sinking!
I really want this to work but I just feel like Im not doing it right at all. Also I really want to do the CCDL in sept (think thats what it is) but if i can't manage now, how will i then?
Sorry about this and if it makes no sense but :angry: :yawning: :crying:
:D feeling better now!