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    Hi all, I've been childminding for over a year now and struggling a bit for completing paper daily diaries for my mindees, not so much pre-schooler (only have 1) but its the before/after school children. I send every childs parent an individual daily email with a little blurb about what we've done and a few photos (all permission slips etc in place for this) and a do a wee daily diary for their individual folders. They also get a monthly newsletter for what we did previous month and what I hope to do for the following month. I also send out weekly - daily activity/food planners etc.

    My question to others is what do you all do about daily diaries for before/after school age children - do you all do paper diaries for every child just I sometimes struggle to put much - especially for length of time they are here and wondered what others do for their before/after school age children.

    Any advice much appreciated :-)

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    A

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    I don't do diaries for that age. I tell the parents when the child is collected what we have done in the short time I have had them after school. And at that age they're old enough to tell their parents what they have done, if they can remember! I do do a monthly newsletter though both planned activities and any reminders.

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    I also don't do diaries for school children but discuss with parents what we have been doing, when they collect them at the end of the day

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    I'm the same I just have an a4 scrap book that I collect art, pics etc from things they have done, that is of they do not take their art work or crafts home lol

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    I don't do daily diaries for schoolies just have a quick chat with parents when they pick up.

    The only other paperwork I send out regularly for this age group is a monthly newsletter.

    Miffy xx
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    Most CMs only do daily diaries for children under 3 years old. Sounds like you need to cut back the paperwork at bit
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    I personally only do diaries for my under 3's, then its quite informative


    School children can talk for themselves and they usually never stop when the parents turn up to collect them

    Hope that helps

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    I only do dd until they go to school full time.

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    Thanks for all the responses. I think I'm going to stop doing daily diary for school age kids - they get pictures and I speak to parents each day...I might just do a wee summary for the week for their folder to go along with a few pictures :-) Thanks again. Alison

 

 

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