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[sue zubair]

Hi Jo

Welcome to the forum. I'd definately be interested in the medium term formats as I really haven't a clue where to start!

[hopeful]

I would also be interested in the planning for infants and toddlers. We have a parent and toddler group within the Foundation stage at our school. It meets once a week on a Wednesday morning for 2 hours. I would like some ideas for formats for planning and recording sessions. Whatever you are using I am sure would be a useful starting point for us.

[jovana]

Hi Jo_M.

Oh PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE shed any light on how to plan for this age group. Seems many people are buffled as to what to do.

[Jo F]

Hi :D
I have recently joined this forum and I'd firstly like to say,what a fantastic site this is!!!!!!!!!
I am currently doing my long, medium, and short term planning built around the birth to three matters pack. I am also studying at present as well as being employed full time which is what most of you are doing I suspect.
I am doing a dissertation module also based around the birth to three pack, I am trying to find out how other settings are using the BTTM, and also what training people would like to see to be able to help with planning for children aged 0 - 3 years. If anyone could help with my studies I would really appreciate it! I am in the process of developing a questionnaire so if anyone is interested, please let me know.

[Linda McDowell]

I would like to welcome you Jo to the forum. Thank you for your first post. It is a brilliant site isn't it?
I hope you will get a lot of help from others on the site but also be able to add your own views!
Linda

[janice]

Hi there ..... and I too am trying to find some simple/easy to use planning sheets that I can use for the BTTM - have been searching for months now, and still can't find any!

Looks like I might have to try and come up with my own!! (Well there's a challenge!)

There must be some somewhere!

But think we might have to wait 'til the EYDCP's have received their training being developed by Manchester Uni. and then they can 'cascade' it down to us !

Just hope Ofsted don't pop in to see me before I've got anything in writing!

byeeeeee

[Dreean]

I haven't been able to find any formats either for BTTM. So I will be making my own!!

I would love to see what others are coing up with as it is nice to see things from someone elses perspective as some times you can easily miss things.

I have written a little in the Planning, observations and assesments part of the Nurseries and pre-schools part of the website as I am compiling planning for all our nursery. BTTM and the FS. As part of the nusery means that I have to run the two along side each other.

Let us know how you get on and I will try and let everyone know too!! :D

[goodison]

Hello, I am quite new to all of this but it is such a relief to see that i am not the only person baffled with bttm!!!
I have recently started a new role as deputy of a day nursery and have been asked by my manager to use the bttm in the planning for our under 3s! Well i am stumped so if anyone using this system could shed any light i will be forever in dept to you!! :D :D :D :D :D [COLOR=blue][SIZE=7][FONT=Courier]

[Helen]

Hi Goodison, and welcome to the site. Thanks for making your first post. I can't help with planning for the BTTM as we are only concerned with the FS in our setting, but I'm sure other members will add their comments. :D

[Dreean]

Hey snap!!

I am a deputy and have been asked to sort out the planning for the whole nursery ~ BTTM and FS!!

I will be letting people on the forum know how I am getting on and passing on anything that may be helpfull!!

So keep an eye on the BTTM part of the website :D

Don't dispair I am beginning to understand it and get my head around it slowly so there is hope!!

[suestrus]

"Birth to Three Matters" well yes we've all known that for ages!!!!!!!!
Now the government have agreed with us they have produced "the pack" but forgot about the training!! Just left us to flounder in bewilderment!!
I have tried to come up with planning formats but to no avail. I hope training is soon readily available. Please if anybody has been clever enough to produce some kind of paperwork to tie it all together I would love to see how you have organised it.

[Jo F]

At last we have finally been offered some training on 'Birth to three matters', :D :D :D it's in May. I have already started using our pack and incorporating it in to our planning so hopefully I'am doing the right thing. I don't want to start again as it's been hard enough trying to convince the staff that a change is for the better, it has taken me since January to convince them, so fingers crossed I won't have to change too much!!!!!!

[kirsty millett]

HI Everyone

I have just stumbled across this great site .I am a senior nursery nurse in a PDN and I co ordinate the 2 - 3 yrs I thought I was the only one that couldn`t get my head round the planning formats for BTTM so whats the answers then?? please some one help me all I need is some templates of other peoples planning just to get me started .

[Linda McDowell]

Hi Kirsty
Welcome to the forum and thanks for your first post.
Can't help with the BTTM at the moment. It would seem that everybody is in the same boat! Great idea but how do we use it? Looks like they need to get the training organised!
Hopefully this will happen soon and you will all be able to start helping one another.
Linda