Any ideas/suggestions?

I would something something that needs your engagement but not your undivided attention, only because the inspector will be asking you questions and you want as little stress as possible!

Something like beading strings, puzzles, or playing in the sand pit with you asking how big a sandcastle can you make etc

Make sure you have some things out for free play too :thumbsup:

Hopefully you will get lots more advice!

I was told yesterday evening at a Creativity course that Ofsted are also very interested in listening in to your conversations with the children and you should be thinking of the 6 areas of learning with every activity :eek: and if the inspector asks you a question and you don't understand just ask them to re-word it as it pulls them up as well :)
But they do like things that use the child's imagination, depending on the ages you could just put a load of junk on the floor/table with some selotape and see what they can make out of it.....top marks for you in Ofsted eyes.
Even if its going in the garden and making mud pies!

I agree I would ask the kids lots of questions and ask them why they are doing certain things

Explain to them what you are doing and why

I would do something that you have done before so you know it goes to plan

Angel xx

We were using the play doh at my last inspection when she arrived. Lots of opportunity for questions with that re, colour, feel, smell, what making etc.
It also holds the childrens interest well.xx

Think of the time of yr and do something topical for then but as angel said something you have done before so practice in advance!!:thumbsup:

I'd chose something you know the children will be interested in - no point in getting something prepared and then finding they don't want to do it

Good luck

Miffy xx

We watered the duck (hedge in shape of duck) - inspector LOVED this as was bringing outside in, plus theme was farmyard animals... so tied them both in.

I give the kids fire drill certificates when they have done a fire drill too, and they coloured those in with mixed media.

I think do something that you can control, but where they have creative freedom... my inspector said she liked seeing that thought has gone into the activity.

They were simple activities but she commented on both :)

we read a few books and I took out finger puppets as well to act out the story, we also did sticking, which I knew the children would enjoy and had glitter out and I let them play with that. They were covered in it and so was my dining room , the inspector seemed to like that too.

would def do something that you know kids like doing and that ties in with your focus. i'm thinking of doing play dough for my next one or out in garden if weather let's us it's not until september. good luck:)

I just had free play with mine as I decided setting up an activity would be to stressful with the combination of kids as well as ofsted. The inspector was really happy to see them leading their own play :thumbsup:

The little boy I look after had just finished breakfast when she arrived and I had planned for use on the laptop for his first activity.

She said that she thought it w$sa good that he was learning technology and that I talked about things on the cbeebies website with him and asked him to push a button when the story needed it.

He is only 20 months but she felt that he did well sitting and engaging with the stories and games on there.