do we have to complete daily tempeture etc as outlines in the folder. I don't understand why and i always forget.

i don't but thats me, ofsted lady mentioned nothing about it atall and if she had i would have pointed out my fridge is cold and clean as i care about my kids food safety and would not risk food poisioning.

Maybe just write a policy that states you will ensure fridge is cold by temperature of food and ice on the back wall. that kind of thing. If you have to pass a food safety inspection though you will need some way of checking it if not recorded x

i don't but thats me, ofsted lady mentioned nothing about it atall and if she had i would have pointed out my fridge is cold and clean as i care about my kids food safety and would not risk food poisioning.

Maybe just write a policy that states you will ensure fridge is cold by temperature of food and ice on the back wall. that kind of thing. If you have to pass a food safety inspection though you will need some way of checking it if not recorded x

I check mine every time I take the milk out by feeling if milk coldn- but don't record it. I just record fridge temp (in my diary) once a week.

Penny :)

The requirement of Safer Food Better Business for Childminders is to check temperatures and make a note if there is a problem.

Hth :D

My fridge shows temp on the front so I go by that - it is a new fridge and it makes it so easy. Freezer I have a little hanging thermometer, I look every day when I use food from freezer and if it looks too warm/cold I adjust it.

In my diary I write F/F and tick for each.

The requirement of Safer Food Better Business for Childminders is to check temperatures and make a note if there is a problem.

Hth :D

where is that? does it specify buying a food temperature probe? i can check temps with thermometer and glass of milk from fridge.

Just completed the food course and had the inspection in my kitchen. My council asks that you (for good practice) take a temp am and pm to monitor daily for change and aslo to ensure food given/stored for children is maintaining its temperature of 5 or lower. They also require you to take one of the freezer which I found ridiculous. Theres so much they want you to record that I just find time consume and lets me honest I think you would know if you opened fridge/freezer adn things where coming out hot/not cold enough to some degree. When I remember Ive been logging it in my diary but right this minute Im not so bothered as have no mindees!

Forgot to say

I have had 2 inspections by environmental health - and what I do was fine with him.

Babycat - that amount of recording is excessive - I note they said for good practice - so not a must.

I would say the touch test with the bottle of milk - which is usually more than twice a day is sufficent (for good practice)

As Sarah says make a note if there is a problem - if I have a problem I write what problem was and what I did about it.

Penny :)

where do you all get the time to do all these inspections? i have the fridge/freezer temp on front of the fridge and one inside but I certainly do not record every day :eek:

We have a fridge thermometer and just check the temp each morning and log it on our Daily check sheet, everyone was happy with this Ofsted and environmental health so happy days :thumbsup:

About to make a daily check sheet of temperatures

I only check this weekly

After reading through the safer food better business which Ive never seen before looks like Im doing more then is needed so wont worry doing it.