tinkerbelle
03-01-2014, 09:43 AM
can anyone please point me in the right direction as to black and white evidence from Ofsted with regards variations and who now grants them and the process of doing so long story short my certificate still states may care for 2 children in the early years age group at any one time (I also have 2 under 5's of my own) when working alone I also have a assistant who is currently off sick signed off due to having difficulties wearing his prosthetic leg.
Ofsted carried out a unannounced visit due to a malicious compliant and have now said I can not use my old certificate due to new legislation coming in in September 2012 regarding numbers and I was over my numbers whilst minding alone I had my 2 under 5's 2 mindees under 5 years and 2 aged 5-8 they've also written that my own older children are aged under 8 years when in fact they are 11,14 and 15
am I wrong in following the advice of a Ofsted officer when she said child-minder's are now able to grant a variation so long as they can prove they are able to meet the attention and development needs of each child which I have and can do, do I use my old certificate (a new one has never been issued despite repeated requests due to name change) or was I over my numbers im so sick of Ofsted being contradictory and inspectors having such different opinions
Ofsted carried out a unannounced visit due to a malicious compliant and have now said I can not use my old certificate due to new legislation coming in in September 2012 regarding numbers and I was over my numbers whilst minding alone I had my 2 under 5's 2 mindees under 5 years and 2 aged 5-8 they've also written that my own older children are aged under 8 years when in fact they are 11,14 and 15
am I wrong in following the advice of a Ofsted officer when she said child-minder's are now able to grant a variation so long as they can prove they are able to meet the attention and development needs of each child which I have and can do, do I use my old certificate (a new one has never been issued despite repeated requests due to name change) or was I over my numbers im so sick of Ofsted being contradictory and inspectors having such different opinions