sarah707
11-09-2009, 07:21 AM
I received the following questions earlier in a pm ... I thought everyone might find the answers useful.
They relate to the information posted on the forum yesterday that said the Childcare register has been updated. :D
Regarding arrangements with other childcare providers - what wording would you suggest. I always suggest people if I am on holiday or sick, but don't guarantee, I always say that at interview and ask if they have alternative care.
The Childcare Register says we must give parents information for if we are off sick...
Either say you can't suggest other childminders because they might be full and give parents childcare link website details... or give the name of a childminder you work together with... or talk to parents about the need to have emergency care of their own set up.
What would I say on the activities I undertake, would I just list the activities.
Routine - collect from school, snack and drink, free play from a range of resources, computer, tea time, reading session before home... that kind of thing.
Safeguarding procedures - what would that entail? Would that be my child protection policy - would I have to give that to them.
Your child protection policy is now your safeguarding policy and procedure. For the childcare register you must give this one and complaints to parents.
What would I say on the registration system for the voluntary part of the Childcare Register.
I have a paragraph in my welcome booklet that says that I am registered on both the Early years and childcare registers. I say that people who are offering care who are not registered will not have an Ofsted registration number and will be offering unregistered and uninsured care.
Do you have to give the parents a copy of every single policy. I have a folder which I circulate and they sign that they have seen it. A girl I know has just had her inspection and the inspector said she must give a copy of every single policy to the parent!!!! I was told that what I was doing would suffice.
For the childcare register you must give parents a copy of the safeguarding and complaints procedures.
For Eyfs it is good practice to ensure parents have easy access at mutually convenient times to your policies and procedures. Mine are in a clear wallet by the back door with my register, menus etc. I also offer them to all new parents on CD (more eco friendly than using half a tree).
I am moving soon and the garden is quite mature and needs clearing out. Can you tell me where I would get a list of poisonous plants?
http://www.rhs.org.uk/NR/rdonlyres/5..._e_harmful.pdf
Do I have a timescale to let Environmental Health know that I am moving or is best to as soon as I get the date of moving.
When you're in should be soon enough. Concentrate on getting the address changed through Ofsted and risk assessments for the new house. They are taking up to 6 weeks to process straight forward variations at the moment so you might be out of work for some time - plenty of time to ring EHO while you are waiting.
They relate to the information posted on the forum yesterday that said the Childcare register has been updated. :D
Regarding arrangements with other childcare providers - what wording would you suggest. I always suggest people if I am on holiday or sick, but don't guarantee, I always say that at interview and ask if they have alternative care.
The Childcare Register says we must give parents information for if we are off sick...
Either say you can't suggest other childminders because they might be full and give parents childcare link website details... or give the name of a childminder you work together with... or talk to parents about the need to have emergency care of their own set up.
What would I say on the activities I undertake, would I just list the activities.
Routine - collect from school, snack and drink, free play from a range of resources, computer, tea time, reading session before home... that kind of thing.
Safeguarding procedures - what would that entail? Would that be my child protection policy - would I have to give that to them.
Your child protection policy is now your safeguarding policy and procedure. For the childcare register you must give this one and complaints to parents.
What would I say on the registration system for the voluntary part of the Childcare Register.
I have a paragraph in my welcome booklet that says that I am registered on both the Early years and childcare registers. I say that people who are offering care who are not registered will not have an Ofsted registration number and will be offering unregistered and uninsured care.
Do you have to give the parents a copy of every single policy. I have a folder which I circulate and they sign that they have seen it. A girl I know has just had her inspection and the inspector said she must give a copy of every single policy to the parent!!!! I was told that what I was doing would suffice.
For the childcare register you must give parents a copy of the safeguarding and complaints procedures.
For Eyfs it is good practice to ensure parents have easy access at mutually convenient times to your policies and procedures. Mine are in a clear wallet by the back door with my register, menus etc. I also offer them to all new parents on CD (more eco friendly than using half a tree).
I am moving soon and the garden is quite mature and needs clearing out. Can you tell me where I would get a list of poisonous plants?
http://www.rhs.org.uk/NR/rdonlyres/5..._e_harmful.pdf
Do I have a timescale to let Environmental Health know that I am moving or is best to as soon as I get the date of moving.
When you're in should be soon enough. Concentrate on getting the address changed through Ofsted and risk assessments for the new house. They are taking up to 6 weeks to process straight forward variations at the moment so you might be out of work for some time - plenty of time to ring EHO while you are waiting.