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    Default Re: Daily Diary - make your own or buy one?

    Quote Originally Posted by ma7ie View Post
    I just use a hardback A5 book. I write in

    time of arrival and who brought child,
    time of departure and who collected child.
    What child had for breakfast
    What child had for lunch
    When I changed nappies
    If they had a sleep and for how long (time from and to)
    What we did during the day and any achievements.
    Anything I want to tell the parent that I may forget when they collect and have a space for any parent contribution.

    It tends to fill one A5 page.
    I do the same, and add small photos, if we have been on a trip. I also have a seperate large scrap book with art work (some on the wall too) and photots of trips etc.

    Michelle x

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    Smile Re: Daily Diary - make your own or buy one?

    Yes I am going to ask about a Support Minder.

    But for now, this website and all who post on it are my Support Minders!

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    Default Re: Daily Diary - make your own or buy one?

    I think it would be nicer to make your own, becomes more personal and totally agree with encouraging parents to write comments as well.

    Think you should write:
    what they have eaten
    sleeps
    nappies
    and what they have done in the morning and afternoon.

    Tinkerbell

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    Default Re: Daily Diary - make your own or buy one?

    I have a notebook, A5 size, and just note down meals eaten, problems, funny things, what time they slept, how their mood seemed etc.

    Will put a note in today to say please feel free to add anything in, hadn't thought of that

    Also going to nick the idea of putting photos on a cd for the parents ta

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    Default Re: Daily Diary - make your own or buy one?

    Quote Originally Posted by sarahnev707 View Post
    Are you thinking about something for you to record what baby has done...?

    Personally, I use a notebook which goes home every night in baby's bag and comes back with mum and I encourage mum to put comments in which I use for my obs etc...

    Bev on here sells some lovely bound baby diaries in her Ebay shop... www.childminding-treasures.com (she's a forum friend) or there are ideas for contents on www.bromleycma.org.uk if you want to make your own.

    It is very important for EYFS that we involve parents, so anything which shows you are both communicating with them and encouraging a 2 way flow of information is good practice. Up to you how you want to do it.

    Hope this helps!
    I have just brought mine off Bev before I found this forum!!, How werid is that!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tatia View Post
    Gosh, I do run on. My whole point was this - do NOT bargain on your daily diary being your proof for OFSTED that you are doing obs or working with parents as partners. Sure as the sun shines, it will get lost or misplaced or just not show up when you need it most.
    so it would be best to have a copy of what is put in the diary?? or even have 2 diarys one your our info and one for the parent!

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    Default Re: Daily Diary - make your own or buy one?

    I have looked after one boy for well over a year and he has filled about 3 diary's now so i have just kept one of them that is fillled in then i let the parents keep any new ones, but i have seperate folders for their obs, work photos and development plans they just take that home every 4-6 weeks for the weekend so that parents can see it and i make sure that is always returned.
    Bev X

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    Default Re: Daily Diary - make your own or buy one?

    so it would be best to have a copy of what is put in the diary?? or even have 2 diarys one your our info and one for the parent!
    Yes, sort of. It depends on how you want to do it. I have the notebook diary that goes home to parents with all the daily stuff and encourage parents to write in it back to me. But I keep a separate observation and planning folder (actually a ring binder) that parents can look at but which never, ever leaves my house (though they can take it away at the end of their time with me).
    Why is "phonics" not spelled the way it sounds?

 

 
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