Recording arrival and departure times

[snufflepuff]

I tried to print a copy of my attendance register this morning to find my printer has run out of ink! So I have no registers!
Is it okay for me to record the times that the children arrive and leave in my dairy instead?
At the moment I ask parents to sign the register at the bottom of each page (they are MM ones) but i'm always forgetting and they end up having to do several pages in one go! They don't even read it, just sign.....so I might give up on asking them to sign maybe?!

[caz3007]

I just write in my diary and Mrs O was happy with it.

[cupcake22]

I have a monthly form.I record times in my diary every day & then transfer them to my register at the end of the week. I then ask the parents to sign at the end of the month. They dont really read the forms however i known that i am safegurading myself against any problem in the furture as regards who was here & at what time. This way I know that if there was any cause for concern ie accident or incident I would have evidence of the child either in or not in my care if you get my drift.

Cupcake22

[snufflepuff]

Very good point cupcake- how is your monthly form set out? Monthly sounds much better than weekly, that way the parents just sign once a month and it saves paper! Maybe i'll try making one.

[miffy]

Monthly sounds much better than weekly, that way the parents just sign once a month and it saves paper! Maybe i'll try making one.

If you're doing individual sheets for each child then monthly is a good idea.

I do mine weekly but it has all the children's names on it - I don't get parents to sign it either

Miffy xx

[jellybean cc]

I brought a diary from the £ shop and this is my register. Mrs O said it was a good idea as the whole year is neatly recorded in one hard back book, Its a4 size with one week per double page

[green puppy]

I just write in my diary and Mrs O was happy with it.

Same here!

[cupcake22]

Very good point cupcake- how is your monthly form set out? Monthly sounds much better than weekly, that way the parents just sign once a month and it saves paper! Maybe i'll try making one.

I did mine on Microsoft Wordows by using the table for colums & rows. I put the week commencing along the top & days of the weeks down the side. Then I have rows at the bottom for total hours for the week, parents signature & my signature. I hope I have explained it clearly. I have used this system for years & it very sraight forward. This way I only have to get it signed on the 1st working day of the new month

Cupcake22

[Rubybubbles]

I use the NCMA ones