I got oustanding in all areas. I can't believe, I was up 'til 1am and got up again at 4am and all the time I was thinking "must do this that and the other" I was still doing activity risk assessments when the bell rang. The Inspector was lovely all the way through, she stressed how important a well filled-in SEF is-to copy and paste into her stuff. She also praised my complaints folder and paper work in general as well as my relationship with the child I had (a real star)

So thank you Sarah as a few months ago I was worried I wouldn't even pass. Your brilliant e-books got me there, still alot of hard work but they sent me in the right direction and made sure I didn't forget important bits.

I didn't award myself outstanding (I hoped for a good) and the inspector seemed to be pleased that I had identified many areas for improvement- it wasn't a negative. I'm waiting to see if there are any recommendations for me to share.

Anni

Absolutely brilliant!

Congratulations! :clapping:

:clapping: :clapping: Congratulations, well done :clapping: :clapping:

:clapping: fantastic well done :clapping:

:clapping: awsome well done :clapping:

Excellent well done. :clapping: :clapping:

Well done! Sarah's e-books are excellent!

Well done you, bet you are well chuffed.:jump for joy:

well done, :clapping: :clapping:

which books did you get, have just ordered some myself

Congratulations to both you and Sarah

What a great success story

Great news

Congratualations

Angel xx

Thank you all.

I have bought most of Sarah's e-books over a period of time. I think they were all helpful, I don't use every bit of every book as I'm far too lazy but they give you ideas and examples to follow and you can just choose what suits, sometimes for me it is the reassurance i need that I am going in the right direction.

I would say the SEF one and the daily dairy one were most useful, then the risk assessment one. I didn't use Sarah's RA forms, I used the one on the Northamptonshire Childminding Association website but I did go through all Sarah's stuff looking for risks I might have missed-loads!

I might be wrong here but it seems that the SEF is mega important to most inspectors and that with their first impressions of you will pretty much decide your grade. Fairly or not? Also I am very shy and nervous when it comes to these things and would never remember to say even a fraction I put in my SEF so although I hated every minute of filling it in it was all worth it and hopefully I can go back and tweak it every now and again without too much hassle.

I think all the e-books were worth it. I was so over whelmed by the EYFS at first and I just added bits each month to what I do and now it is becoming second nature ( some days anyway) I only started doing some of it, like a monthly continuous provision sheet and activity risk assessments, very briefly, recently. The Inspector didn't comment that I hadn't been doing it all since September so the more you can at least start the better.

I am off out tonight after a quick nap to celebrate and then I'll think about paperwork again but not too soon.

Thanks for all your best wishes and all the advice on here from everyone. I don't post very much as I am never sure of myself giving advice to others but perhaps this will spur me on to make more of an effort.

Anni

Well done anni, thats fantastic :jump for joy:

Enjoy your night out - you certainly deserve it :thumbsup:

x

Fantastic result, well done you!!! Have a great night:)

I got oustanding in all areas. I can't believe, I was up 'til 1am and got up again at 4am and all the time I was thinking "must do this that and the other" I was still doing activity risk assessments when the bell rang. The Inspector was lovely all the way through, she stressed how important a well filled-in SEF is-to copy and paste into her stuff. She also praised my complaints folder and paper work in general as well as my relationship with the child I had (a real star)

So thank you Sarah as a few months ago I was worried I wouldn't even pass. Your brilliant e-books got me there, still alot of hard work but they sent me in the right direction and made sure I didn't forget important bits.

I didn't award myself outstanding (I hoped for a good) and the inspector seemed to be pleased that I had identified many areas for improvement- it wasn't a negative. I'm waiting to see if there are any recommendations for me to share.

Anni

well done! you will get 1 recommendation, they have to now even when you get outstanding, hope the reports really good and you get it soon, i waited for over a month for mine, but the inspector did ring me and explained that shed been ill!

thats brilliant, well done you and Sarah:clapping:

Well done to you.:clapping: I agree I dont think I could have done it without Sarah either. So she deserves our praise. Heres to Sarah!!!!:clapping: :clapping: :clapping:

Well done :clapping: :clapping: :clapping: Congratulations!!
I also agree, Sarah is the best support CM we could have!! Thank you Sarah!!:clapping: :clapping:

:clapping: Congratulations :clapping:

I know I wouldn't have got outstanding without the help of Sarah's ebooks

Well done:clapping:

Hope you have a relaxing weekend:thumbsup:

congratulations :clapping: well done:clapping:

Well done xxxxx

I got oustanding in all areas. I can't believe, I was up 'til 1am and got up again at 4am and all the time I was thinking "must do this that and the other" I was still doing activity risk assessments when the bell rang. The Inspector was lovely all the way through, she stressed how important a well filled-in SEF is-to copy and paste into her stuff. She also praised my complaints folder and paper work in general as well as my relationship with the child I had (a real star)

So thank you Sarah as a few months ago I was worried I wouldn't even pass. Your brilliant e-books got me there, still alot of hard work but they sent me in the right direction and made sure I didn't forget important bits.

I didn't award myself outstanding (I hoped for a good) and the inspector seemed to be pleased that I had identified many areas for improvement- it wasn't a negative. I'm waiting to see if there are any recommendations for me to share.

AnniVery pleased for you Well done :clapping: :clapping: :clapping: :clapping:

brilliant news and i too have found sarahs books fab see you on weds sarah lookin forward to meeting you xx

Yes i agree sarahs books got me through my inspection too and i agree that one recommendation will be given. I was pulled up about hand washing even though she agreed it was something i would normally do!

see you on weds sarah lookin forward to meeting you xx

I'm looking forward to it as well! :D

Absolutely fantastic!


That has spurred me on to start my SEF - with a little help from Sarah :thumbsup: