Sheets or book?

[JOANNE]

Can anyone shed light on this for me.
Do you need seperate sheets for obs on each child or can you just keep a book (A3 sized) and put all your obs in for every child?
I have both but don`t know which to use to be honest. :panic:

[Twinkles]

You will need to keep each childs observations seperately.
I have A4 size folders for each child and do my observations on sheets which I then put into their folders. You can also put in some of their drawings and photo's.

[hbomb1]

Hi Joanne,

I have not got any mindees yet, however I plan on creating a book for each child, detailing any obs, rewards, milestones achieved, etc by the child.

Other children's details must remain confidential from other parents which is why I intend to have a book/diary for each child which I can then show to parents.

HTH



Helen :)

[JOANNE]

Yes that does sound better, thankyou both, you just never know whether you are doing right or wrong do you.

I bought some A4 folders with intention to have one each, so thats the route i`ll go down, thanks for all the replies.:thumbsup:

[charleyfarley]

I have separate books for each child

Carol xx

[sarah707]

I have a loose leaf file for each child - that way I can slot in their photos and pieces of artwork easily. :D

[angeldelight]

I do the same use a book for each child or folder

Angel xx

[lilliuspillius]

i agree, seperate folder for each is ideal - much easier to slot in their work and your obs.

[Donkey]

thats what I will be doing :)

[Tatia]

I use an ring binder but each child has their own.

[JOANNE]

Thanks a bunch everyone for your views, i will be keeping seperate folders from now on. :thumbsup:

[Karen88]

Hi all
Just a quick question, where do we all keep these files as there is one for each child, plus all the other paper work we need and have.
I only have a small house and not much storage space!!!!!!!
I be living in the back garden in a tent soon :laughing:

regards
Karen xx

[abba1772]

i did this with my mindee children in scotland but in england it's differen. when a parent and child left for good eg moved up to primary school then i gave the parents the book as something to remind them of their time to spent at mine.

can i still do this??? or do i need to keep these records for a certain amount of time

thanks abba

[sarah707]

Hi all
Just a quick question, where do we all keep these files as there is one for each child, plus all the other paper work we need and have.
I only have a small house and not much storage space!!!!!!!
I be living in the back garden in a tent soon :laughing:

regards
Karen xx

Why not put the paperwork in the tent?? :laughing:

[sarah707]

i did this with my mindee children in scotland but in england it's differen. when a parent and child left for good eg moved up to primary school then i gave the parents the book as something to remind them of their time to spent at mine.

can i still do this??? or do i need to keep these records for a certain amount of time

thanks abba

I keep photocopies so the book still goes home with the child when s/he leaves :D

[brillminder]

you could scan sheets & save to pc to save space:)