Bex1
29-08-2009, 03:59 PM
Hi
I am due an Inspection, first inspection, at any time now and wonder if those who have recently had one, could give me a few tips.
I know the kids are happy and settled with me and the feedback from the parents on the questionnaires I handed out have all been lovely and all have said how brilliant I am and how they're little ones are so happy that it makes them going to work so much easier etc.Even one little boys cries when he has to go home, which is nice for me but a little tough on the mum :blush:
Anyway I only have 3 children at the moment, one is a baby and he only comes 2 days a week for just 3 hours and the other 2 come all day Thursdays. I dont have a very big house so I cant have lots of toys out and I always keep the same toys because they are only 18 month and younger and they need to have the same familiar toys around them as they are only with me for 6 hrs each week. So I keep the same toys and they are all in tubs appropriate to what they relate too i.e role play, small world, animals etc.
My concern is not the children but my paperwork as I am not good with paperwork! I have a daily plan for the children but dont do long term planning as they are young and just simply want to play but we do do activities such as visting the park, play lots in garden and I do activities to what the children are interested in ie at the mo they are interested in animals so I have got animal wrist bands, pictures of animals, a new animal table cloth for dinner time, animal books etc and a lovely animal jungle hospital so I try to plan appropriate to what they want to do and most of it is spontaneous!
I have all policies and procedures, risk assessment for my home and garden and for the local park, I have fire drills, I have obs folder for each child and a scrap book for each child filled with drawings, photo's and I do daily diaries for each child.
I am worried the Ofsted Inspection will mark me down on paperwork side of things but I simply want to interact, play and make sure the children are safe and have fun...please tell me what they look for.
Becky
I am due an Inspection, first inspection, at any time now and wonder if those who have recently had one, could give me a few tips.
I know the kids are happy and settled with me and the feedback from the parents on the questionnaires I handed out have all been lovely and all have said how brilliant I am and how they're little ones are so happy that it makes them going to work so much easier etc.Even one little boys cries when he has to go home, which is nice for me but a little tough on the mum :blush:
Anyway I only have 3 children at the moment, one is a baby and he only comes 2 days a week for just 3 hours and the other 2 come all day Thursdays. I dont have a very big house so I cant have lots of toys out and I always keep the same toys because they are only 18 month and younger and they need to have the same familiar toys around them as they are only with me for 6 hrs each week. So I keep the same toys and they are all in tubs appropriate to what they relate too i.e role play, small world, animals etc.
My concern is not the children but my paperwork as I am not good with paperwork! I have a daily plan for the children but dont do long term planning as they are young and just simply want to play but we do do activities such as visting the park, play lots in garden and I do activities to what the children are interested in ie at the mo they are interested in animals so I have got animal wrist bands, pictures of animals, a new animal table cloth for dinner time, animal books etc and a lovely animal jungle hospital so I try to plan appropriate to what they want to do and most of it is spontaneous!
I have all policies and procedures, risk assessment for my home and garden and for the local park, I have fire drills, I have obs folder for each child and a scrap book for each child filled with drawings, photo's and I do daily diaries for each child.
I am worried the Ofsted Inspection will mark me down on paperwork side of things but I simply want to interact, play and make sure the children are safe and have fun...please tell me what they look for.
Becky