I am currently designing my daily dairies and was just wondering if I have to do 2 copies every day - one for the parents and one for my folder?

It would seem like a lot of paperwork to keep so logically I wouldn't but now I am not sure?

I put mine in an a5 zip wallet and the whole thing goes back and forth, so far my parents have been really good and remember to bring it.....

I do a weekly sheet that has the different days on, it folds like a booklet. there is room for the parents to write about what they have done at the weekend.
the front cover has about food and nap times one and things..

just one book that goes to and from home/here and all I used was cheapy chirpy school like exercise books then covered them in the childs prefered choice of paper and let them decorate it.

i have a daily diary for each child. I dont keep a copy. I do have weekly planning sheets and spaces for activities. I write up each activity and evaluate it. this all goes in my planning folder. I also have a copy of each childs personal planning in this folder...the other copy goes in the childs learning journey

mandy xxxx

I was thinking along the lines of a folder which can be taken home and then I had a sudden "is that acceptable" moment.

All this paperwork is giving me a headache at the moment :panic:

ummm, my personal opinion ....

a book would be easier than a folder containing lose sheets as sheet can be removed easier plus writing in a book saves printing out each day.

All you need to add in a daily diary is the basics, food, nappies, sleep, toys.
I also added accident book needs to be signed
I would also add J wrote his name today all on his own or little comments along that line but not daily

then everything else goes in the learning journal, i sent one home every half term and the others were viewed and discussed in my home due to the fear of them not being returned back to me.

I will have a book in a folder - but a A4 book that I have put together.

I still have time yet as I haven't got everything together that I can send off my paperwork yet so I have a while to decide these things :)

Each child has a book that goes back and forth and I write a summary of what we've been doing throughout the day, nappies, food, anything relevant. Then I have a book for me that I write who was here when, what we did - only in not form - notes to myself for obs I need to write, anything the daily Risk Assessment flagged up, to do lists, photos, stuff like that. I've found this much easier than loose sheets, which I started with, then everything I need is in one place rather than lots and lots of bits of separate pieces of paper.

Each child has a book that goes back and forth and I write a summary of what we've been doing throughout the day, nappies, food, anything relevant. Then I have a book for me that I write who was here when, what we did - only in not form - notes to myself for obs I need to write, anything the daily Risk Assessment flagged up, to do lists, photos, stuff like that. I've found this much easier than loose sheets, which I started with, then everything I need is in one place rather than lots and lots of bits of separate pieces of paper.

I do this too, if the parents put in any comments that can be added to the childs learning journey- new interests, something they have learned at home- then I photocopy the page and add it to the learning journey aswell.

I do this too, if the parents put in any comments that can be added to the childs learning journey- new interests, something they have learned at home- then I photocopy the page and add it to the learning journey aswell.

That's a good idea.
Although I only have one parent who has ever written in the daily diaries, eevn though they all have a not in them saying please do.....

I dont know if i can name names but i buy mine from a fab childminding website.

When i had my inspection Ofsted lady commented on how fab it was.

Hi,
Just wanted to ask if i needed to do a daily dairy for an 8 month child. The child likes to play and is trying to crawl, but doesn't really do much else, unless off course i do story time with her, but most activities i do for the other children, she doesn't join in as, she is either sleeping or having her bottle, so can i do a weekly dairy instead? Does that make any sense?

Thanks:(

Hi,
Just wanted to ask if i needed to do a daily dairy for an 8 month child. The child likes to play and is trying to crawl, but doesn't really do much else, unless off course i do story time with her, but most activities i do for the other children, she doesn't join in as, she is either sleeping or having her bottle, so can i do a weekly dairy instead? Does that make any sense?

Thanks:(

I do one for each child, especially under 3's detailing food, milk, sleeps, nappies etc... I then jot down a quick summery of what they have done, their mood, where we have been. I pop in anything I want to check with parents as sometimes drop off and pick up are too busy to talk proparly, I then leave a space for parents comments.