Originally Posted by
LauraMidd
Hi everyone.
I'm newly registered, since March. I currently have 2 early years children, who I look after for 2 days each.
Here's what I'm currently doing for planning and observations - can you lovely people please look at it and tell me if you think this is enough to satisfy Ofsted?
I currently find that I'm able to do one night a week or less on this and want to keep it that way, whilst still doing 'enough'.
I do my planning for the week ahead, and just use a notepad with a page for each day. I write which children I have that day, and then list the activity, which child will be taking part, is it child or adult led, and which area of eyfs it relates to.
For observations I just do shorter, post it note type observations. Are longer ones needed too?
I note any particular observations as I see them throughout the day, I put on the post it: the date, child's name, what I saw, which area of eyfs it relates to, the characteristics of effective learning, and next step.
I then stick these directly in to the learning journey.
The learning journeys are organised into the 7 areas of learning and development, so I put the observation in to the right area.
I also print off the early years outcomes and each term I highlight which area I think the child has achieved.
Each term is done in a different colour to show (hopefully) progress.
How does that sound?
If you have a child 2 days a week, would you cover all 7 areas each week? We don't.
I really don't want to do more than necessary, but still show Ofsted I'm doing all they require of me.
Thoughts and ideas welcome! Thanks
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