Although I've been reg for a year now, I've never done planning, as I don't know where to start!!! I've only had 1 part time mindee up til now, so not been a problem really, but would be nice to have a bit of structure. It seems it's going to be what's wanted from when the EYFS comes into effect from what I can gather!
There are loads of cm's in my area, & I've tried asking their advice at the cm group, but most don't do it, and say there's no need, and a few are really cagey & don't really want to give you too much on how they work.
Can anyone give me advice on planning. From the end of Feb I'll have my 2 1/2 yr old, and mindee the same age every morning, and a almost 4 yr old every day after playschool. Do you actually plan the whole day every day? Or do you just plan a different activity every day.
How far ahead do you plan? Weekly, monthly...? I just don't want to have 3 bored kids on my hands. Do you actually have you planning up somewhere, or do a printout so parents know what you're doing, or just have it for you to work from... From reading outstanding ofted reports, the inspectors seem to like planning etc, so I really want to get into the habbit of doing it.
Any advice really gratefully recieved!!
Kelly