I have discussed this at length with my parents and they really do not want daily diaries. I feel that I am imposing this on them just to tick an ofsted box. I spend time with them on drop off finding out how the child has been, have they slept well, done a poo recently, what they've been up to at the weekend, etc, all the usual things. At home time I give the parents the same information. I am available by phone or text 24/7 if they need to ask anything thats been forgotten or to clarify anything. Will I get marked down at my ofsted inspection if I do not have these in place? If I have to have one can it be incorporated within the individual childs register of attendance to save duplicating forms/signatures/information etc? Thanks.

Aren't we supposed to be working in partnership with parents, so if they are not interested in diaries then why should we, like you say, impose it on them. Maybe add it to a questionaire, what their opinion is of them, at regular intervals. That way when Ofsted comes, you can show them you have discussed it with parents ?

There is nothing stopping you from writing down anything that the parents say - for example they went to the zoo and he really enjoyed the animals. The baby has started to wave etc.

I would put in writing that the parents are happy with no diaries - trty and get them to input into the lj's instead :thumbsup:

Thats a good idea, to incorporate it into the learning journals. Thanks,

One of my local nurseries got outstanding, they do not do daily diaries, they talk to each parent on drop off and collection and make notes in the lj of any news parent or child has shared with them from home.

There is no requirement in EYFS that we have to do Daily Diaries or indeed LJs. We have to show how we work in Partnership with our parents and that we know at what stages in development the children in our care are and how we progress them.

I asked my parents their preferred method of passing on daily info - informal chat, paper diary, e-diary. Unfortunately they all said they wanted to continue with e-diaries :( I added a bit at the bottom of the newsletter, hoping they would tick 'informal chat'.

Cathy

You could make a draft page to show how your would do a daily diary- with heading like 'date, news from home, today I..., naps, nappies, I ate...' and explain to Mrs O that if a parent wanted to do diaries this is how you would do it.

You can put info on child activities / development in a lj, I've just started keeping a record of the meals that I provide in a more detailed business diary (which also includes who's attending each day,hours, outings, mileage) for my records