I care for a 3 yr old boy. He comes to me for 2 afternoons a week, and goes to nursery 4 days a week. I was told I still had to do the eyfs for him by Ofsted, even though the nursery do this for him. I had a lot of paperwork in that folder - everything thats required. Yet the inspector said there wasnt enough work and she expected to see more. I thought Id done more than enough work for him considering I only have him for 2 afternoons a week and he sleeps in that time. As Ive said I intend to complain once I get my report through but am wondering if everyone else thinks I needed to have done all this paperwork for this child? She said I needed to be working 'in conjunction with the nursery' which I am and regularly speak to them about his progress etc.

I care for a 3 yr old boy. He comes to me for 2 afternoons a week, and goes to nursery 4 days a week. I was told I still had to do the eyfs for him by Ofsted, even though the nursery do this for him. I had a lot of paperwork in that folder - everything thats required. Yet the inspector said there wasnt enough work and she expected to see more. I thought Id done more than enough work for him considering I only have him for 2 afternoons a week and he sleeps in that time. As Ive said I intend to complain once I get my report through but am wondering if everyone else thinks I needed to have done all this paperwork for this child? She said I needed to be working 'in conjunction with the nursery' which I am and regularly speak to them about his progress etc.

Yes you do still need to follow the EYFS I'm afraid.

Normally for my very part timers (i.e. less than 5 hours a week, which I do have!)

Settling in forms, i.e.: All about me from parents which I update every 3-4 months

Any photos of child 'engaging in play' with quick links to EYFS Development matters

Art work


The fact he comes to you, you can do little observations for example, can he do his own coat and shoe, toilet, how he gets on with other children.

If you look through his age band in the development matters:

https://www.education.gov.uk/publications/standard/publicationDetail/Page1/DEVELOPMENT-MATTERS

it will give you a better overview on how in fact it is okay to do quick ones!

You should be working in partnership with the nursery (do you collect from there)

Hopefully this is a helpful start!

I deliver the full EYFS for all my part time children - some are only a few hours a week and some a couple of days.

It's hard work - but very fulfilling when I see how much progress they are making.

I work as closely as possible with nursery but I see it as my responsibility to follow the EYFS during the time the children are with me.

Their file might not be as fat as it would be for a full time child but that doesn't mean I skimp either - I just add in as much as I can from parents and the other setting and then track progress the same way as for all the other children.

Hope this helps :D

Yes I collect him from nursery. Im working in conjunction with the nursery on his progress and asked to see his eyfs folder. I was told by my inspector I should have shown them mine! When she came to do the inspection I asked if she would come up the nursery with me and was welcome to chat to them about how Im working with them on the child (the nursery didnt mind as I had asked them previously) but she wouldnt come anywhere near the nursery for some reason and waited up the road!To be perfectly honest I doubt theyd have been interested in it if they do their own and also nuseries have about 40 children to care for compared to a few children we have.

I have a few ad hocs and follow eyfs for them as best i can. maybe have them once a month?sometimes less! 2 of these are at nursery and I'm thinking of sending them a letter with my details on. Saying that if they would like to work together I would be more than happy to liaise . And as my involvement is limited to occasional care if I could have a copy of the child's next steps I could report back . I know by the next time I see them they may have moved on , but at least it shows to ofsted I'm willing. My part timer goes to nursery and I seem to be sending them info but not getting much back.
I'd have thought they would welcome the partnership as it will tick boxes for their inspections too!

I have a nursery child and he does wrap around so, I pick him up at end of school and take him home for one hour or more, I was told by Ofsted that I should work in partnership with the school but I said he is at my home for no more than one hour and as its end of school u have other mindees and the babies need feeding and that's the others mindees chill out time , I got on my report that I had I work with nursery :-( so I write down now how he is after school and speak to the nursery from time to time but I'm not doing obs as I haven't got the time for an hour after school when it's bedlam :-(

Spring is around the corner x