Is as jolly as she was on the phone when she comes next week for my 1st graded inspection. Argh I can do this!!
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Is as jolly as she was on the phone when she comes next week for my 1st graded inspection. Argh I can do this!!
Mine sounded lovely and jolly too. Might be the same one! Whereabouts are you?
It's great when they set you at your ease ... you'll be fine just take a breath before answering to gather your thoughts then talk and talk and talk and sell yourself and your provision and service :D
Yeah I'm not far from Manchester either. I bet it's the same one, she was really friendly! When's your inspection or do you not know the day?
I'm in cheadle near Stockport so it might come under the same borough? I can't remember her name actually it was all a bit of a blur. She had originally wanted to come the next day but I couldn't do that. She said it would probably be this week but I haven't heard from her all week so thinking it'll be next now. Even if it's not the same lady at least it's nice to know there's a few friendly jolly ones around!
I'm just trying my best to keep my cool got to get cracking with my sef as haven't even started it, she told me the more I write in my sef the less questions she'll have to ask. She also said she like to keep her visits under 3 hours (I will keep my fingers crossed) . I'm slightly worried about my planning as I've struggled to find a system that works well but my lj's show how the children have developed x
You're in the same boat as me. My planning is rubbish but I've only been actively minding 5 weeks. I did my SEF last weekend. It wasn't huge as I didn't have a lot to say (as not been minding long) but she said it's best to say something! My local cm friend told me she gets ofsteded for 2 hours. I hope that's the case!!
Well she's coming to me Tuesday or Wednesday! I'm praying Tuesday to get it over and done with xxx
I spent all weekend on my SEF but I didn't sit there 12 hours both days. Most of the time I was just sat there wondering what to say to be honest! For areas of improvement I mentioned my planning and how I needed a proper system.
Good luck for next week. How many children will you have on those days? Let us know how you get on. I haven't heard anything yet!
Well, that's me in the inspection pot too!!
Just had a missed call from Prospects wanting to know if I look after any EY children. Typically (after plucking up the courage to call back) it's an answerphone. Hopefully we'll keep missing each other until I stop childminding in the summer ;)
They're obviously doing the rounds!! Oh well if they give you a rubbish grade at least you'll be stopping in the summer so it won't effect/bother you too much!
Even though I'm stopping I know it would bother me! Just spoken to her - she wanted to know if I had EY children on roll, what days I work and my usual opening hours so they could update their database. She sounded like an office type rather than an inspector (she had to put me on hold and check with someone as to whether they had to log on the system that I've given notice to parents and am finishing).
I assume next call is from an inspector to hone down what weeks they might come??