leah.kyranidis
14-11-2013, 06:42 PM
I had my inspection this morning and it was so much better than I had imagined, and I got "good" grade! I was very lucky as had the same lady that done my registration and she was very nice.
It was very easy going and it didn't feel under pressure at all. She come in and showed me her ID straight away before I had a chance to ask, then I asked her to sign in! She sat on the sofa and asked for all my paperwork! I have her my p&ps, learning journal, diary (includes register and visitors) and my folder with certificates and insurance etc, also my folder with accidents, cause for concerns and all my other forms, and this was everything she needed! She sat for a while and watched me play with my son and 11 month old mindee, she asked a few questions about my SEF but nothing challenging!
She was very hot on making sure I know my p&ps and not just wrote anything down, and she was also very hot on safeguarding, asked a lot of questions about the 4 areas of safeguarding I.e physical, emotional, sexual and neglect! She was very impressed with my learning journal which I was very surprised about as was worried about this. She liked the fact that I had a copy of the necessary age groups and sections out of development matters book and I highlight each section when the child achieves it, she liked the fact there was lots of pics and statements of what was happening in the photos. She did advise that it would be a good idea to put the date the child is at the time next to each observation! Also I use my diary as my register which she said is fine, but she said to put the full name of the child and the actual times they come and go and not the contracted hours!
She didn't question my resources but said its nice to have a little comfy corner with books laid out for the children to chill if wanted! She was very forthcoming with ideas that may help, and it felt more like a discussion rather than her judging what I was doing!
I may remember more later and will add if I do but hope this helps others out, also she was only interested in the paperwork I have for the early years age group and she liked the fact I use paper towels in the toilet rather than hand towels!
Thanks for everyone's help on this forum as def wouldn't have done so well without the help!
It was very easy going and it didn't feel under pressure at all. She come in and showed me her ID straight away before I had a chance to ask, then I asked her to sign in! She sat on the sofa and asked for all my paperwork! I have her my p&ps, learning journal, diary (includes register and visitors) and my folder with certificates and insurance etc, also my folder with accidents, cause for concerns and all my other forms, and this was everything she needed! She sat for a while and watched me play with my son and 11 month old mindee, she asked a few questions about my SEF but nothing challenging!
She was very hot on making sure I know my p&ps and not just wrote anything down, and she was also very hot on safeguarding, asked a lot of questions about the 4 areas of safeguarding I.e physical, emotional, sexual and neglect! She was very impressed with my learning journal which I was very surprised about as was worried about this. She liked the fact that I had a copy of the necessary age groups and sections out of development matters book and I highlight each section when the child achieves it, she liked the fact there was lots of pics and statements of what was happening in the photos. She did advise that it would be a good idea to put the date the child is at the time next to each observation! Also I use my diary as my register which she said is fine, but she said to put the full name of the child and the actual times they come and go and not the contracted hours!
She didn't question my resources but said its nice to have a little comfy corner with books laid out for the children to chill if wanted! She was very forthcoming with ideas that may help, and it felt more like a discussion rather than her judging what I was doing!
I may remember more later and will add if I do but hope this helps others out, also she was only interested in the paperwork I have for the early years age group and she liked the fact I use paper towels in the toilet rather than hand towels!
Thanks for everyone's help on this forum as def wouldn't have done so well without the help!