OFSTED have been and gone

**Pixie26** · 19-02-2009, 05:03 PM

Phew am I glad that it is over!
My mindees were really good and my own two... OMG could have killed them!
But I kept my cool and did not bite when they played up.
We all mad paly dough when they arrived. The kitchen was in a god omighty mess.
I think all in all I am graded GOOD. If I would not have made a couple of silly mistakes I would have been OUTSTANDING.

So a little tip from me....
1) Make sure EVERYTHING is signed by parents absolutelly EVERYTHING (I forgot to get a medication slip signed)
2) NEVER EVER share a towel or let your own children share a towel with the mindees. Every mindee should have their own towel. Unless they are brother and sister
3) NEVER EVER use your own lotions and potions on the children. Parents have to provide everything even ibuprofen or calpol. I thought as they get it at home and it is the same make as the one I use on my kids it should be fine.. NO NOT FINE
4) Soooo stupid really... Include poison plants on your outings risk assessment
how you would deal with it and and and
Because I have been soooo silly and worried about OFSTED I forgot to look at some of the above. There for I may only get a SATISFACORY for Health and Safety.

Thank you all for all you do in this forum. WIthout you all I would not even have got a satisfactory

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**nell57** · 19-02-2009, 05:06 PM

Well done

Are you going to celebrate tonight?

amirose · 19-02-2009, 05:07 PM

Thats fantastic news!

I bet your exhausted now!

amirose · 19-02-2009, 05:09 PM

Oh and thank you for the tips, I'm listing this all up mentally and fixing things I hadn't yet thought of (its costing me a fortune!

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**gegele** · 19-02-2009, 05:09 PM

**Mollymop** · 19-02-2009, 05:10 PM

Well done you!!

**sarah32** · 19-02-2009, 05:41 PM

Well done

**misst104** · 19-02-2009, 06:02 PM

Well done and thanks for sharing the tips. there seems to be so much to remember!! Bet you are feeling relieved this evening!

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**Peppa** · 19-02-2009, 06:09 PM

Where would you get a list of poisonous plants and how to deal with them.

**sarah707** · 19-02-2009, 06:12 PM

This is useful to keep in your RA folder -

http://www.rhs.org.uk/NR/rdonlyres/5..._e_harmful.pdf

Well done Pixie!

**Alibali** · 19-02-2009, 06:21 PM

Thanks for those tips, and well done you! You should be proud of yourself

**emler** · 19-02-2009, 06:24 PM

well done - I bet you're glad that's over with.

**LisaH** · 19-02-2009, 06:28 PM

Well done, you did great.

LOOPYLISA · 19-02-2009, 06:55 PM

**nannysue** · 19-02-2009, 07:06 PM

Well Done

**jibberjitz** · 19-02-2009, 07:31 PM

Well done

Bet you're glad its over with!

**miffy** · 19-02-2009, 07:57 PM

At least you can relax and enjoy the weekend

Well done

Miffy xx

**marion123** · 19-02-2009, 07:59 PM

Originally Posted by Peppa

Where would you get a list of poisonous plants and how to deal with them.

we got ours on a first aid course 3 yrs ago

**marion123** · 19-02-2009, 08:00 PM

well done

**Pixie26** · 19-02-2009, 09:02 PM

Thank you all

SOOOOOOO glad it's over.Have celebrated with a yucky MCDonalds and a bottle of Coke (non drinker) so all you out there that drink.. have a glass or 3for me please.
I did not know that it can be sooo exhausting! Feel like I have been running for miles without any sleep for days.
Will post my report as soon as I have it!!!
The biggest THANK YOU goes to you all. Without you I would have never got there!
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