Will somebody please come and give me a good talking/shaking

**FussyElmo** · 02-09-2012, 05:59 PM

as its sept 2nd and I have done diddly squat about the new eyfs.

I am as of the 5th sept a year overdue for my ofsted inspection

My do and early years advisor is coming tues morning for somemore accreddition paperwork

What have i done today been shopping, decluttered the dining room, our bedroom, made space in dd's room for a work station for her to do homework.

Can see a few late nights coming up.

Oh poohey why do I always do this to myself - dh says its because i do what I want to be done never what needs to be done. I say I work better under pressure.

I do have cake and beer

**sandy64** · 02-09-2012, 06:06 PM

you naughty girl lol

quick find sarahs posts with all her fab stuff you need to do put that beer down and get started beer and cake when youve done half good luck

**LauraS** · 02-09-2012, 06:13 PM

Tut tut, get moving woman. The worst bit, I think, is getting started. Just tick one thing off the list and you'll feel better

**The Juggler** · 02-09-2012, 06:14 PM

put the accreditation visit off for now honey. you are not taking on funded children are you?

right, get hold of Sarah's checklist. get the welfare stuff done first, policies etc.

Then just tweak your paperwork.

you will be fine. I'm thinking my ofsted will be any day now (was due in Feb 2012).

**gegele** · 02-09-2012, 06:20 PM

Originally Posted by FussyElmo

as its sept 2nd and I have done diddly squat about the new eyfs.

I am as of the 5th sept a year overdue for my ofsted inspection

My do and early years advisor is coming tues morning for somemore accreddition paperwork

What have i done today been shopping, decluttered the dining room, our bedroom, made space in dd's room for a work station for her to do homework.

Can see a few late nights coming up.

Oh poohey why do I always do this to myself - dh says its because i do what I want to be done never what needs to be done. I say I work better under pressure.

I do have cake and beer

SNAP I have no excuses... just a big big case of ostrich syndrome...lalalalalaal head in the sand i can't see it lalalalalalalalala just this morning i was wondering how long i could pull it off

can someone come in my house PLEEEASE

**littletreasures** · 02-09-2012, 06:24 PM

Me too!!!

My excuse is getting my daughter ready to go to college in the US.

And taking her out there for a fortnight. Just returned yesterday and so majorly tired from jetlag I have done nothing today.

I have 2 schoolies, 2 x 1 year olds tomorrow plus a 10 month old coming for a settling session!!

**The Juggler** · 02-09-2012, 06:29 PM

Originally Posted by littletreasures

Me too!!!

My excuse is getting my daughter ready to go to college in the US.

And taking her out there for a fortnight. Just returned yesterday and so majorly tired from jetlag I have done nothing today.

I have 2 schoolies, 2 x 1 year olds tomorrow plus a 10 month old coming for a settling session!!

oh hon, how did it go. is she all settled. no rest for the wicked with a new mindee tomorrow.

xx

**gegele** · 02-09-2012, 06:30 PM

Originally Posted by littletreasures

Me too!!!

My excuse is getting my daughter ready to go to college in the US.

And taking her out there for a fortnight. Just returned yesterday and so majorly tired from jetlag I have done nothing today.

I have 2 schoolies, 2 x 1 year olds tomorrow plus a 10 month old coming for a settling session!!

it is a great excuse though

hope it all went well

**Maza** · 02-09-2012, 06:45 PM

I'm seriously burying my head (and body) in the sand. The children aren't suffering in though - that's the irony. They are still getting the quality of care they deserve. (Listen to me justifying my laziness!)

**cathtee** · 02-09-2012, 07:53 PM

Originally Posted by gegele

SNAP I have no excuses... just a big big case of ostrich syndrome...lalalalalaal head in the sand i can't see it lalalalalalalalala just this morning i was wondering how long i could pull it off

can someone come in my house PLEEEASE

I only did mine today, sore neck from leaning over computer and printer is moaning (so is hubby it's his ink) done a pack for all of my lo's parents to have new p&p a copy of eyfs for parents and lods of permission forms for them to sign. Why should we have to suffer paperwork let them have some too

Had a few glasses of wine and now chillin

**Ripeberry** · 02-09-2012, 07:59 PM

Procrastinators unite! Thats all I have to add to the subject.

**FussyElmo** · 02-09-2012, 08:10 PM

Originally Posted by Ripeberry

Procrastinators unite! Thats all I have to add to the subject.

I have now downloaded the new eyfs

and sarahs checklist
and Im still saying poohey whooey.

No in all seriousness my polices are quite up to date so just need to add the mobile phone bit. Book on a safeguarding course. Planning and stuff I did last visit of do and ey advisor and they said I did too much

even managed to do summative assessments and I didnt know

See I knew there was a reason for the cake and beer

**melco** · 02-09-2012, 09:56 PM

I am exactly the same I have just kept putting it off!!

Today however I did at 8am put together a newletter to email over to all parents that have children under 5 to explain the new EYFS.

I now just need to tweak my policies and go through the checklist, a lot of it is changing the template on my learning journal and obs etc. I have no kids except my own until wednesday so hope I get it finished by then!!

I also have sarahs check list which has been really helpful, especially that there is things on there that I never even thought of as was not explained by my local authority so for weeks I have been oblivious thinking I knew what I was doing

**migimoo** · 02-09-2012, 10:08 PM

Originally Posted by melco

I also have sarahs check list which has been really helpful, especially that there is things on there that I never even thought of as was not explained by my local authority so for weeks I have been oblivious thinking I knew what I was doing

What??? You mean your local authority helps you out....ooh aren't u spoilt?!

Ours are pants all they do is try and push us all to get accredited or do fecrs-everything I have in place is due to the lovely forum lot i'm afraid.

**Sarahbelle** · 03-09-2012, 07:10 AM

Originally Posted by The Juggler

put the accreditation visit off for now honey. you are not taking on funded children are you?

right, get hold of Sarah's checklist. get the welfare stuff done first, policies etc.

Then just tweak your paperwork.

you will be fine. I'm thinking my ofsted will be any day now (was due in Feb 2012).

Oooh, I hope not Juggler. Mine was due in March 2012 and that would mean my phone will be ringing soon and I am not ready!

**charleyfarley** · 03-09-2012, 07:43 AM

Snap but in my defence I've been on holiday and suffering from major jetlag.

Ok so I should have got it all sorted before I went away but I was too lazy or too busy shopping

I will get there just like you will Fussy, as you say we work better under pressure

Hope you enjoyed your cake and beer

Carol xx

**FussyElmo** · 03-09-2012, 07:57 AM

Originally Posted by charleyfarley

Snap but in my defence I've been on holiday and suffering from major jetlag.

Ok so I should have got it all sorted before I went away but I was too lazy or too busy shopping

I will get there just like you will Fussy, as you say we work better under pressure

Hope you enjoyed your cake and beer

Carol xx

The cake was lovely and only 1 glass of beer. Going into town as i am almost out of paper and ink

.

Dd1 has offered to be on printer duty think she knows I will end up hitting it.

We will get there Carol and after reading sarahs checklist Im confident it will be done by tonight

**Demonjill** · 03-09-2012, 08:58 AM

Originally Posted by FussyElmo

The cake was lovely and only 1 glass of beer. Going into town as i am almost out of paper and ink

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Dd1 has offered to be on printer duty think she knows I will end up hitting it.

We will get there Carol and after reading sarahs checklist Im confident it will be done by tonight

Ah see you are already nearly there! Well done.

I let things build up and up toothen have a bit of a panic and a cry then pull myself together the day before and work flat out for about 20 hours solid to get it done!

I'm sure all will be fine now