hbomb1
28-05-2008, 06:39 AM
I had an enquiry yesterday from a parent wanting care for her lo from September. It is for all day Monday, all day tuesday and Wednesday morning. LO will be 1 in October.
I currently care for a LO who is 21 months, Monday to Thursday 1 till 3.30. I also have my own children who are 5, 4 and 21 months.
From September, my 4-year old son starts school so he will be classed as a rising 5. So it was my understanding that I would be able to take this new enquiry on so I telephoned Ofsted and was advised that my son would be classed as a rising 5 but only during term time. I asked the lady then how I could care for this new child who will be one in October, and she advised me to write to the Inspectorate. She said discussions were ongoing regarding the EYFS and rising 5's.
I telephoned the prospective parent back and explained that I MAY have a place from September but that I would need to contact Ofsted first. However, I have invited her to visit my setting and if she likes what she sees and wants to go with me, then I would contact Ofsted. Think she understood! I am the only CM in our village with places at the moment.
Assuming my son is only classed as a rising 5 during term time, and as the LO I currently care for is afternoons only, do you think I could get around this problem by requesting a variation for 2½ hours on Monday and Tuesday?
I have a double buggy so new baby and other mindee could go in that for school run and my daughter (who will be 2 come September) could walk. I hand over mindee to grandad at school so my daughter would get a ride back home.
Sorry for long post, but I really want to take on this new mindee as it is more hours than my current afternooner.
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I currently care for a LO who is 21 months, Monday to Thursday 1 till 3.30. I also have my own children who are 5, 4 and 21 months.
From September, my 4-year old son starts school so he will be classed as a rising 5. So it was my understanding that I would be able to take this new enquiry on so I telephoned Ofsted and was advised that my son would be classed as a rising 5 but only during term time. I asked the lady then how I could care for this new child who will be one in October, and she advised me to write to the Inspectorate. She said discussions were ongoing regarding the EYFS and rising 5's.
I telephoned the prospective parent back and explained that I MAY have a place from September but that I would need to contact Ofsted first. However, I have invited her to visit my setting and if she likes what she sees and wants to go with me, then I would contact Ofsted. Think she understood! I am the only CM in our village with places at the moment.
Assuming my son is only classed as a rising 5 during term time, and as the LO I currently care for is afternoons only, do you think I could get around this problem by requesting a variation for 2½ hours on Monday and Tuesday?
I have a double buggy so new baby and other mindee could go in that for school run and my daughter (who will be 2 come September) could walk. I hand over mindee to grandad at school so my daughter would get a ride back home.
Sorry for long post, but I really want to take on this new mindee as it is more hours than my current afternooner.
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