keatingschick
02-04-2011, 07:11 AM
I really struggled with the EYFS because I saw so many ways of doing planning and observations etc, and was just so confused and couldnt find a way that just flowed for me. I actually LOVE paperwork (comes from my days working in an office) but I just need it to flow and work for me and I am on a roll.
My development worker came and binned all the ideas that I had had from other people (things I had picked up from other childminders, ideas I had seen on here etc) and said "we need to find a method that works FOR YOU". So we SORT OF did.
Now I had my inspection Thursday and she was happy with my planning but said as just a little tip, she would like to see me doing like an initial assessment with the child sort of see where they are at, and then next steps. And also maybe somewhere for parents input, so like I pass the file home and if my next step reccomendation is something about counting, maybe the parents will say "oh he/she does that at home"...so they can input??
The day before my inspection my development worker "kindly" :angry: brought these assessment sheets, she had banged on and on about how easy they were, but obviously didnt have one with her to explain how to do them, and just pushed them through my door.
Its got like a table on with the development matters and then each of the little "sub-headings" (aspects??? 8a.m Saturday morning lol) and then a little space to write something. But not sure if I am supposd to look at the EYFS and find the quote which most relates to the childs development OR write a little piece in my own words????
So....I'd actually like a simple method of doing an assessment like this...I'd be more than happy to do the paperwork, just want a way that flows for me.
Thanks.
x
My development worker came and binned all the ideas that I had had from other people (things I had picked up from other childminders, ideas I had seen on here etc) and said "we need to find a method that works FOR YOU". So we SORT OF did.
Now I had my inspection Thursday and she was happy with my planning but said as just a little tip, she would like to see me doing like an initial assessment with the child sort of see where they are at, and then next steps. And also maybe somewhere for parents input, so like I pass the file home and if my next step reccomendation is something about counting, maybe the parents will say "oh he/she does that at home"...so they can input??
The day before my inspection my development worker "kindly" :angry: brought these assessment sheets, she had banged on and on about how easy they were, but obviously didnt have one with her to explain how to do them, and just pushed them through my door.
Its got like a table on with the development matters and then each of the little "sub-headings" (aspects??? 8a.m Saturday morning lol) and then a little space to write something. But not sure if I am supposd to look at the EYFS and find the quote which most relates to the childs development OR write a little piece in my own words????
So....I'd actually like a simple method of doing an assessment like this...I'd be more than happy to do the paperwork, just want a way that flows for me.
Thanks.
x