half of my inspection she's coming back to observe me for an hour or so Thursday.
she was really nice but worried i didn't answer the questions in as much detail as she would like my mind started to go blank. she was hot on

making links between observation ,next steps , planing (with parental input)then an ob to back it up. she said she would like to see evidence of obs after next steps which i hadn't done for all mine planning more paperwork with parental input what have they been doing at home i do this verbally and add it in my individual planning

parental responsibility think she was happy that i ask who has parental responsibility and if it gets complicated then get them to fill out the form

working with other settings including them going up to pre school and reception

routine outings permission

behavior management

safeguarding what are the signs that a childs being abused? if i suspected the child was being abused would i speak to the parents or go straight through my safeguarding flow charti said it would depend on the situation if i felt it was the parent then I'd seek advice from local ss, say if it was say a injury I'd ask parent how it had happened and if i felt it wasn't explained id seek advice ,

she looked through two learning journeys checked i had permission slips for everyone.

she did say how do you get children to understand about being healthy healthy choices my mind went a bit blank i said in the summer we grew veg washed it and prepared and i encourage them to help prepare their healthy food, we talk about why we need to get out and about and excersice drink water ect

she wanted to see my attendance register and asked where i kept it

what different info would i take from a child with parents from a different background not sure if she worded it like that exactlyi said i had an older child whose mum was south African and they used some African words at home i asked for these (key words)and also asked if they celebrated anything in south Africa that i might not know about she seemed happy with this

also wanted to know why i felt the need for "sleeping in pushchair" permissionsaid i didn't think it was ideal for a child to sleep in a buggy but if that was the parents wish then i thought i should risk assess and get permission she asked if i had other options i said yes i had a cot and a fold away bed

she's taken my SEF with her

I'll update once she's been and graded me :panic: :panic: have to say did feel interrogated (but how else is she going to find out info i guess) forgot to offer her a cuppa.

thanks for the info Shelly, sounds like you did well :)

why is she coming back, did you not have any mindee's when she first came out?

I'm trying to prepare for my inspection at the moment, so franticly trying to get things ready. It helps to hear others stories

Well done, stressful that she's coming back thursday..... does sound a bit interrogative.... my friend was inspected recently and didn't get half of that..... usually they read the sef for lots of that information..... and tbh you can't always follow up and do an observation on every next step..... you'd limit yourself to providing for one area if you spent your whole life doing that so don't worry.... the focus on parental involvement is interesting, they didn't go into that with my friend (she was inspected by prospects).

try to chill now, the worst is done..... they usually refuse the coffee or ask for you hot drinks risk assessment anyway :laughing:

jen x

Why does she have to come back on Thursday? Did you have to go out? I don't think I would be very happy with that.

don't panic their not doing double inspections i had my eldest dd off sick so canceled mindees today she decided to come out and just do paperwork :panic:.

Thats a bit rough, you'd think she could have postponed. Hope she catches dd's bug now :laughing:

Thanks for sharing. Hope Thu inspection is quick:laughing: Sounds like you did a good job at answering her questions.:D

apparently they're under a lot of pressure to "catch up"

Well done and thanks for the feedback. It's good to know what they are asking at the moment.

Good luck for Thursday. :thumbsup:

Michelle x

update she stayed for just over an hour today i got good in all areas she said she thought i was very good and hopes this shows in her report! so so happy

so much easier than Tuesday ( but maybe I'm just not confident enough in my paperwork and really don't enjoy it) just observed me with children who where angels so good. had a look around had a rummage through my resources. said i could improve on getting parents to contribute to planning having a link between next steps and then obs on the next steps both reasonable i think.

i told her I'd been nervous and she said she couldn't give anything away as she'd done double visits before been impressed with their paperwork and then observed them with the children and not been happy so again fair enough
she did check everything but i guess that is her job and i know i really deserved it ( i would of been happy with a satisfactory) because she did check everything!

Well done, that's great. :thumbsup:

well done !! celebrate you deserve it:clapping: :clapping: :clapping: :clapping:

wow! well done! reading all this makes me be so grateful for the inspector i had... she didnt look through any resources (which are all high quality wooden toys) and only really sat there drinking her tea and chatted to me :laughing: well i guess next time i´ll get a proper one..lol

also meant to say i i found it fine today and was almost relaxed so really don't think she was trying to interrogate me just trying to get info that she needed to fill out her report. most of my toys are wood especially the ones i have out all the time i did say in an ideal world i would love to ditch the plastic and she agreed.

Well done - glad it went so well for you.

I found the comment about parental responsibility strange though - I thought you had to have that in writing.

Miffy xx

Well done you! :clapping:

Fab news Shelley

Well done to you :clapping: :clapping:

Angel xx

Well done - glad it went so well for you.

I found the comment about parental responsibility strange though - I thought you had to have that in writing.

Miffy xx

i have i get the parent guardian to sign the contract we talk and record who is allowed to collect (they have to tell me this still) and i have the form ready and waiting if it becomes unclear or complicated who has parental responsibility.

Well Done, know exactly how you felt!! I was really lucky this time, my inspector put e at ease straight away and i think because i'd waited all week for her to come, i was more relaxed, just think you haven't got to worry about it for three years, we all hate the paperwork, but my top tip is to keep on top:clapping: of it, its made my life alot easier