HappyMaz Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 You'd think that Ofsted could just put a shot across this woman's bows to let her know that if she goes ahead with her plan she'll be illegal, and warning her of the action they will take against her. I'd say that would be much cheaper than waiting for her to go ahead and take children on, and waiting for her to be reported. I guess as things stand she isn't committing any offence, but a little prevention is better than the cure, I think. Of course it is convenient for them because it puts the onus back onto someone in the community (ie you) to keep an eye on her. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Upsy Daisy Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 I'd be tempted to call Ofsted back and ask to speak to someone more senior. I don't think it's appropriate to ask you to take responsibility for letting them know if she's gone ahead. I would tell them that they now have the information, it is their responsibility to decide what to do with it and you will not be contacting them again about it. You have no way of knowing if they have intervened so cannot be expected to take any further responsibility. If they choose not to act on what they already know then the buck stops with them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narnia Posted May 14, 2012 Author Share Posted May 14, 2012 Thought you'd like an update on this one! The mum concerned in this, came in today and asked if she could have a word..........................and was asking if I would give her one month's work experience next month as she 'is going to apply to do her PGCE next year. I asked if she has actually applied and she said no, told me she does have a degree though, in media studies, and is planning to top up to PGCE as there's good money in teaching (!!), so I said I thought it would be a problem as her youngest son is like a bit of ivy when she's in, very clingy and she said it wouldn't be a problem and it HAS to be next month. Anyway, I said I'd mull it over, but, call me cynical if you like, do you think she wants to do a month with us in June, so she can pinch ideas etc for her childminding activities in July??? ( Incidentally, she also said, 'i know it doesn't look like it when you see me with my two, but I actually LOVE sitting down with them and doing their letters, numbers and colouring in'...........)............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 Hmm I tend to find that June is a very busy month in terms of organising for transitions, etc and I'd struggle to accommodate a volunteer placement starting then . On a serious note, I'm also not sure exactly what benefit a month with you would be in applying for a PGCE course. For me nine years in a PVI setting counted for very little when applying and I had to get experience in a maintained school to be even considered for interview! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fredbear Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 Like your thoughts Holly35, not sure I would be happy to have someone in just in the last half-term, as it is such a busy time for us all. I think I would suggest to get optimum experience it would be more beneficial for her to go to a setting that she was unfamiliar with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyday Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 Like your thoughts Holly35, not sure I would be happy to have someone in just in the last half-term, as it is such a busy time for us all. I think I would suggest to get optimum experience it would be more beneficial for her to go to a setting that she was unfamiliar with. Good thinking Batman....oops sorry Fredbear! :1b Narnia - I wouldn't 'entertain' the idea - although that's easy for me to say....... I wonder if parent's might mistakenly think that her childminding has somehow got your setting's backing if they see her there? :blink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narnia Posted May 15, 2012 Author Share Posted May 15, 2012 Exactly my thoughts, ladies, NO way I am going to give her experience with us, I'd feel like I was aiding and abetting !Also, she wouldn't be doing her PGCE until September 2013..........so how she thinks a month's experience now would help her, mystifies me. Nope, I just think she's trying to pinch some ideas and doesn't realise we know what she's up to! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inge Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 a big red flag for me would be the comment about sitting down and doing numbers colouring in etc... not what we are about at this age.. and she obviously has no idea on the EYFS etc.. while she may not be trying to get her pgce to work with early years it would be hard to do a placement summer term and wonder how it would help, other than parents seeing her there and then getting some work form it .. setting endorsement kind of thing.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 "I know it doesn't look like it when you see me with my two, but I actually LOVE sitting down with them and doing their letters, numbers and colouring in"(quote] Oh dear! Does she really think that this is what she should be doing? I do interviews for a PGCE course and someone saying that would put me off them immediately. :mellow: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoneyPancakes Posted May 26, 2012 Share Posted May 26, 2012 Childminding Update. The recent Truss Report into Childminder Deregulation suggests that these sorts of arrangements should be perfectly acceptable - but not able to access funding from Tax Credits or Childcare Vouchers (or whatever replaces them). Good for improving competition and bringing down fees. I really don't know what to think. I know the risks of poor care are there - but there may also be some perfectly adequate carers who are put off by all the paperwork. They will need to be CRB checked and insured though. Word has it that it's a 75% sure thing that Ofsted will bail out of Registering Childminders I worry that the economy is going to end up like Greece's if costs aren't reduced. If funding can be focused where it will do most good (even if it means some parents have to give up a holiday each year) then that will address socio-economic differences more than giving everyone the same funding. We live slap-bang in the 'squeezed middle' and I'm not feeling that poor. It's a matter of lowering expectations and living within one's means. I dare not share these thoughts with my Socialist husband (Communist he'd like to think - Ha!). I don't relish change but neither do I want to live in a crashed economy. It might just be a sad reality of the times. Honey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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