Just thought i would mention things the inspector liked when she came today:
1. I have two polish children and we have done some simple words which we have translated in to polish and laminated to go on notice board (i.e door in to garage - posh notice board eh?)
2. Very hot on inclusive activities - we did painting fruit pictures which turned in to finger painting with youngest one
3. Communication with local school nurseries - not just about the kids but about me being a cm and she also liked that i nicked ideas from the nursery.
4. Forward thinking - i have a back garden which is waterlogged most of year and i am planning to have it hard scaped so that we can use it more - talked to inspector about it and she mentioned at the end of inspection that she was impressed that i was constantly thinking about what could be improved.
5. I have my diaries blue tacked on to wall and colour coded for childrens ages so i can see at a glance if my numbers are ok if anyone wants to change days around etc.
6. NCMA stickers which show the different early learning goals - i use them in the daily diaries to show which areas are being covered.
7. She went through my accident book in detail - so make sure evryhting is signed properly
8. I have an activity diary i keep photos etc of activities i have done especially with older children who don't have a daily diary.
9. Parental Responisbility sheets - need to have details of legal contact as well as parental responsibility. She said a lot of cms don't even have a form anyway but lots don't include the legal contact side of things - means when grandparents for example have legal contact in cases of dispute etc.

Hope some of this helps - thought i should give back some info given i have picked other peoples brains, and picked up so much from various threads.

That's really useful - thanks for sharing!! :thumbsup:

Oh and well done!!

thanks thats great information :)

Good advice, thanks for sharing:thumbsup:

Thanks for the tips Penny

Miffy xx

Well done on your inspection:clapping:

Thanks for sharing:)

Marian x

Thank you for the info. Glad your inspection went well. :)

Thank you for sharing! :D

Thanks for the tips. I like the idea of having a book containing photos in of things you do esp with the older kids. I have a few in the folder I show parents but not many

well done on your inspection & thanks for sharing your tips :thumbsup:

Thanks for that , lots of useful ideas :thumbsup:

Thanks for the tips

Thanks for the tips!!!!!!:thumbsup:

Thanks for sharing that very helpful

Angel xx

Thanks for sharing x

Thanks for all the tips. My inspection is drawing ever closer!!

Thanks for sharing :thumbsup:

Thanks for sharing this info

Carol xx

Thanks for the great information. Got mine soon

hi just wondered what evidence you had for communication and working alongside local nurseries ?
my inspector wanted evidence from me!!

5. I have my diaries blue tacked on to wall and colour coded for childrens ages so i can see at a glance if my numbers are ok if anyone wants to change days around etc.


I like the idea of this not sure how you do it.

I like the idea of this not sure how you do it.

I produce a diary on excel with sections for before school, morning, afternoon, after school and overnight. I write the names of the children attending each session and do colour coding as follows:
red - under 5
black - over 5 under 8
blue - over 8

Then i can see how many reds in one section etc and if anyone wants adhoc minding i can see ata glance if i can do it.