kimnolan87
31-10-2012, 09:53 AM
Hiya,
I know there's lots of variation questions out there at the mo but I am very confused!!
OK - at the moment, I have five children; twins who are 4 and attend full time school nursery, their older brother who is 5, a 14 month old and a 10 month old. Now I have phoned Ofsted and they state that because the twins are in nursery and not reception, they CANNOT be classed as rising 5.
A lady from the local early years team came out to see me yesterday, and she said that the twins CAN be classed as rising 5, as it is a SCHOOL nursery and they are attending full time. She claimed that Ofsted don't realise that the majority, if not all of our local schools, have nurseries attached to them and children attend full time. She also said that the EYFS does not state reception / nursery - just full time education - which it is.
So, what would you do?
The biggest reason I ask, is because on a Thursday afternoon, I have the two little ones and then go to do the school run - but once I pick the school children up, I have 4 under 5 - if the twins CANNOT be classed as rising 5. And I have Ofsted coming out soon, so wanted to have everything sorted, RA etc before they come!
Please help!
Thanks,
Kim x
I know there's lots of variation questions out there at the mo but I am very confused!!
OK - at the moment, I have five children; twins who are 4 and attend full time school nursery, their older brother who is 5, a 14 month old and a 10 month old. Now I have phoned Ofsted and they state that because the twins are in nursery and not reception, they CANNOT be classed as rising 5.
A lady from the local early years team came out to see me yesterday, and she said that the twins CAN be classed as rising 5, as it is a SCHOOL nursery and they are attending full time. She claimed that Ofsted don't realise that the majority, if not all of our local schools, have nurseries attached to them and children attend full time. She also said that the EYFS does not state reception / nursery - just full time education - which it is.
So, what would you do?
The biggest reason I ask, is because on a Thursday afternoon, I have the two little ones and then go to do the school run - but once I pick the school children up, I have 4 under 5 - if the twins CANNOT be classed as rising 5. And I have Ofsted coming out soon, so wanted to have everything sorted, RA etc before they come!
Please help!
Thanks,
Kim x