Notice boards..

[Rio123]

Can anyone tell me what they have on their notice boards, I have my reg certificate, parent poster, complaints policy and house rules. What does everyone else have, do I need to put my insurance policy on there.
It's not that big and I don't really want to have to get a bigger one if I don't have to. (It's not the most attractive thing to have hanging in your hallway)

Thanks for any info.

[rickysmiths]

I have my Insurance Cert, First Aid Cert, Reg Cert and Parent Poster.

[mindingmummy08]

I've got one of those picture pockets from amazon hanging in my kitchen during minded hours.

It has Certificate, Insurance, Parent Poster. A little poem thing I found on here, house rules and fire evac, weekly menu and a rough outline of our week eg what toddler groups on what days. A welcome poster and a healthy portions poster.

I think it looks great and got the idea from someone on here. I just fold it up and bung it in pantry at weekend.

[moogster1a]

i don't have one as I'm a home not a nursery!
Anything parents need to know, I tell them. The only things I have up ( re. cert. and insurance cert. ) are propped up in photo frames on a windowsill in the porch ( hidden behind a pottery sheep unless Mrs. O is on her way!!)

[Rio123]

I have my Insurance Cert, First Aid Cert, Reg Cert and Parent Poster.

Thanks, everyone seems to have something different, I thought it was always compulsory to display the parent poster and complaints procedure, i have the others in a folder, but wasn't sure weather to put them up or not.

[Rio123]

I've got one of those picture pockets from amazon hanging in my kitchen during minded hours.

It has Certificate, Insurance, Parent Poster. A little poem thing I found on here, house rules and fire evac, weekly menu and a rough outline of our week eg what toddler groups on what days. A welcome poster and a healthy portions poster.

I think it looks great and got the idea from someone on here. I just fold it up and bung it in pantry at weekend.

That sounds like a good idea, might have to look into that and ditch the notice board

[Little Pickles]

I havent got a notice board either but I am wondering if I will get marked down for it . I did think about displaying childrens work on one if I had one . I used to have posters on the wall with numbers , letters and body parts on but the little pickles I look after kept ripping them and the walls ended up a right mess ! At the end of the day its my house more than a childminders office and I think as long as the children have access to the information and reasources it doesn't have to be a permenant fixture in my home !

[sarah707]

Thanks, everyone seems to have something different, I thought it was always compulsory to display the parent poster and complaints procedure, i have the others in a folder, but wasn't sure weather to put them up or not.

You are right in a way... it is a requirement to display the Ofsted 'complaints' poster - the poster with their address and phone number and the picture of the children playing on the floor.

Check you have the right one - it must be the new phone number - they caught a friend of mine with the wrong one and she was marked down for keeping children safe. It should say - 0300 123 1231.

However you don't need to display your policies and procedures - they should be immediately accessible to parents and some must be given out at induction if you are also registered on the childcare register.

You must also display your registration certificate from Ofsted.

A lot of inspectors look for a fire escape plan too.

The rest is up to you!

[miffy]

I don't have a notice board - my insurance and registration certificates and parents poster are in frames and just put away when I'm not working.

Miffy xx

[catminder]

I've got one of those picture pockets from amazon hanging in my kitchen during minded hours.

It has Certificate, Insurance, Parent Poster. A little poem thing I found on here, house rules and fire evac, weekly menu and a rough outline of our week eg what toddler groups on what days. A welcome poster and a healthy portions poster.

I think it looks great and got the idea from someone on here. I just fold it up and bung it in pantry at weekend.

That's a great idea, think I'll do that if you don't mind. I might put some art work in it as well to display.

[Rio123]

You are right in a way... it is a requirement to display the Ofsted 'complaints' poster - the poster with their address and phone number and the picture of the children playing on the floor.

Check you have the right one - it must be the new phone number - they caught a friend of mine with the wrong one and she was marked down for keeping children safe. It should say - 0300 123 1231.

However you don't need to display your policies and procedures - they should be immediately accessible to parents and some must be given out at induction if you are also registered on the childcare register.

You must also display your registration certificate from Ofsted.

A lot of inspectors look for a fire escape plan too.

The rest is up to you!

Excellent, thanks Sarah, I do have the new poster, they sent me one a couple of months ago when they changed address. So... Reg certificate and Parent poster compulsory, that's what I really wanted to know, thanks again.

[jadavi]

I would like to have a poem about being a childminder up. Does anyone have one? What is your poem mindingmummy ?

[miffy]

Do a forum search, I think Mayberry put one on a while ago

Miffy xx

[keeks]

Do a forum search, I think Mayberry put one on a while ago

Miffy xx

This one is quite cute

http://community.babycentre.co.uk/po...he_childminder

Personally though I would change the line "but my role is just as strong" to something like "but my role is also strong", but that is just me being picky.

xx

[miffy]

This one is quite cute

http://community.babycentre.co.uk/po...he_childminder

Personally though I would change the line "but my role is just as strong" to something like "but my role is also strong", but that is just me being picky.

xx

I think that's the same one

Miffy xx

[Playmate]

We have PL and reg certs in clip frames in the hall. Our notice board in the porch above children's coat pegs has parents poster, our leave dates for the year, weekly menu and other local notices/ flyers

[Chatterbox Childcare]

I have my registration cert, ofsted contact details and the season just to break it up

I think it is a complete waste of time as I email my parents everything when they sign up...

[Monkey26]

I have...

My reg certificate
My public liability and employers insurance certificates
Ofsted complaints poster
My council accredited childminder certificate
My first aid certificate, plus my assistants first aid certificates
Floor plan
And our "who's here today" picture board

My notice board is quite big can you tell?! But it doesn't bother me as its in the playroom which I close the door too at the end of the working day xx

[Chimps Childminding]

I also have one of those plastic wallet things! Certificates in some pockets and then things realting to what we are doing or artwork plus current news letter in the others - not that any of my parents ever bother looking at it

[jadavi]

Thanks, I used the poem and wrote 'and my minding role is strong' in place of that line.
Thanks for posting
ja