em29
01-09-2010, 06:14 AM
Hi ladies - I have a new 22 month old boy starting in sep and he has come from a fellow cm in the area. She was a fab childminder and got outstanding for her last inspection.
Everyone in the area knows her at all the same groups etc but she had stopped working now. I feel very under pressure from people knowing where he has come from and judging to see if I am as good. She had a fab playroom attached to house to do amazing projects but i do not have a separate play room and I feel like i am disappointing to parents in comparison!
Any way my question is the mum has given me his 'all about me' book and asked if i wanted his observations book. Should I be taking these to continue on from or just start on my own findings? And how can I make a really good first impression to parents - I have registered and booked a tuesday morning group at the local surestart centre to run a childminding group from so that for that morning I do have a purpose built playroom mostly to myself!
I have got a hi viz jacket coming, started a buddy scheme and enrolled on nvq 3. Is there anything else that people have done to add that special welcome? Thanks x
Everyone in the area knows her at all the same groups etc but she had stopped working now. I feel very under pressure from people knowing where he has come from and judging to see if I am as good. She had a fab playroom attached to house to do amazing projects but i do not have a separate play room and I feel like i am disappointing to parents in comparison!
Any way my question is the mum has given me his 'all about me' book and asked if i wanted his observations book. Should I be taking these to continue on from or just start on my own findings? And how can I make a really good first impression to parents - I have registered and booked a tuesday morning group at the local surestart centre to run a childminding group from so that for that morning I do have a purpose built playroom mostly to myself!
I have got a hi viz jacket coming, started a buddy scheme and enrolled on nvq 3. Is there anything else that people have done to add that special welcome? Thanks x