eyfs1966 Posted July 11, 2012 Posted July 11, 2012 I was wondering if we need to have a wriitten policy/procedure for the completion of the 2 year old checks. Has anyone written such a policy yet? Would love to know.
Guest Posted July 11, 2012 Posted July 11, 2012 Hi there....in the new parents guide to the Eyfs there is a page all about the 2 year old checks. I'm thinking of using that as a guide to write a small section in our policies and parents packs. Also i'm going to write a short sentence in our enrolment forms for parents to sign and agree to the check when they register there child at the setting. This will hopefully rule out any comments from parents like..."i wasnt informed of this" or "i dont want my child to be 'assessed' at two years old" etc. Hope that helps
Guest Posted July 30, 2012 Posted July 30, 2012 Just wondered if anyone has done this policy yet? Am all policied out- have done 'mobile phone', 'social networking' and 'camera/photography' ones today and can't seem to find the impetus to start the 2 year old one yet and was hoping to pinch one from some else!! Well, better to be honest I guess but seriously, I would be grateful to have a little peek at one as a starting point. thanks in advance
Guest cathy m Posted July 30, 2012 Posted July 30, 2012 I don't think it's necessary to do a specific policy but agree good to put something in parental involvement one and have the discussion with new starters and perhaps include information in a newsletter
finleysmaid Posted July 30, 2012 Posted July 30, 2012 i've done an authorisation form which includes a 'sign up' for 2 year old check....reckon i can have the conversations at that point. (i'll see how it goes!) 2
SueJ Posted July 31, 2012 Posted July 31, 2012 My LA suggested that a policy would be a good idea based around the guidance. Key points suggested for the policy were to help the setting deal with children who, although 2 when joining you are actually rising 3 year olds. It is unrealistic to do a check on a child you hardly know but what will your policy say about allowing a child to have a settling-in period during which they may turn 3 and then the check doesn't need to be done. (My LA are still trying to get some sense and guidance about this from goverment) Also a good idea for your policy is to stipulate how many hours attendance a child should have done so that you can get to know the child before you undertake the check as some children only attend once a week for maybe a couple of hours. Your policy should also make it clear that you will not do the check if the child attends another setting for more time than yours. I have amended our admissions contract to ask specifically about whether a check has already been done at another setting and asking for a copy of it too as there is no point doubling up. The workload for these checks is not to be underestimated and we are costing it between September and March in terms of staff time 2
Guest Posted July 31, 2012 Posted July 31, 2012 My LA suggested that a policy would be a good idea based around the guidance. Key points suggested for the policy were to help the setting deal with children who, although 2 when joining you are actually rising 3 year olds. It is unrealistic to do a check on a child you hardly know but what will your policy say about allowing a child to have a settling-in period during which they may turn 3 and then the check doesn't need to be done. (My LA are still trying to get some sense and guidance about this from goverment) Also a good idea for your policy is to stipulate how many hours attendance a child should have done so that you can get to know the child before you undertake the check as some children only attend once a week for maybe a couple of hours. Your policy should also make it clear that you will not do the check if the child attends another setting for more time than yours. I have amended our admissions contract to ask specifically about whether a check has already been done at another setting and asking for a copy of it too as there is no point doubling up. The workload for these checks is not to be underestimated and we are costing it between September and March in terms of staff time This seems a really good approach, the question of rising 3 year olds is one that has already arisen in my setting, we often only see them for 1 session a week before they attain their funding, we have been given similar advice by our LA. It does seem unreasonable to do a check on a child you donot really know, and the vast majority of our children attend us as their first and only setting. I for one will be covering all bases within our policy !
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