Joda
26-09-2010, 08:10 AM
I found this quite interesting last week: 2 of my mindee's have recently started at a school nursery and I pick them up after the morning session 2 days a week.
They go to different nurseries. Nursery number 1 were very helpful when I mentioned the EYFS requirement for sharing info between settings - they suggested a notebook that was kept in my mindee's bookbag that we could comuinicate with each other about themes, planning , mindee's achievements etc etc. His keyworker said they were really keen to work with childminders.
Nursery number 2 were totally different - keyworker said she didn't have time to write in a book and they didn't do any planning - everything was child-led and I was welcome to come to an open morning to see what went on! (I pointed out that wasn't really convenient as I had other mindee's).
I also told her that it was an EYFS requirement and she said no childminder had approached them before to ask for info!
Incidently, nursery number 1 recently were given an outstanding grade by Ofsted and nursery number 2 are satisfactory.
They go to different nurseries. Nursery number 1 were very helpful when I mentioned the EYFS requirement for sharing info between settings - they suggested a notebook that was kept in my mindee's bookbag that we could comuinicate with each other about themes, planning , mindee's achievements etc etc. His keyworker said they were really keen to work with childminders.
Nursery number 2 were totally different - keyworker said she didn't have time to write in a book and they didn't do any planning - everything was child-led and I was welcome to come to an open morning to see what went on! (I pointed out that wasn't really convenient as I had other mindee's).
I also told her that it was an EYFS requirement and she said no childminder had approached them before to ask for info!
Incidently, nursery number 1 recently were given an outstanding grade by Ofsted and nursery number 2 are satisfactory.