'They' are here

[garrison]

Got phone call at 7.40 to say they had arrived

[sunnyday]

Good luck! :1b

[Panders]

Good luck come back and let us know how it all went

[Stargrower]

Hope all goes well - tell us all the nitty gritty later!

[garrison]

We got a good!!!!! We are over the moon cos the last inspector was a right cow - will give more details on what they looked for later when I have stopped crying!!

[hali]

well done congratulations

[sunnyday]

Fantastic - hope they are 'happy tears'! :1b

[zigzag]

Congratulations, now have a drink and a little bit of chocolate to celebrate!!

[Panders]

That sounds great, well done to you and your team. You will sleep well tonight!

[garrison]

Main points from the inspection

• most of the time was spent watching staff interactions with children
• she only asked questions about stuff she wasnt able to witness during observations. She said observations now require little questioning of staff. She mainly asked the seniors rather than other staff
• asked for tracking documents from all rooms - but specifically asked for 'unusual children' eg SEN, 2 year fel, etc.She only glanced at these documents
• I explained planning and next steps to her and she didnt investigate all the paperwork we have for it
• She said the SEF was good as it was honestly written - we werent claiming to do things we didnt and what we did put in it she could see did happen
• She never once asked about charactersitics of effective learning

Development areas she picked up on were

 

• our next steps doesnt have anywhere for us to tick off when they have been reached - although we know it in our heads
• Need to improve on self help skills espec at snack time
• need to use more number language eg how many plates do we need. She says they are very big on maths at the moment
• more talking about letters when writing names on pictures - dont just do it with no conversation

 

Once I have spoke to the manager about the paperwork she wanted to see i will add more

Edited May 9, 2013 by Rachael1820

[Possum]

Thanks, that's really helpful to know

[Panders]

Yes thank you, you have made it sound less stressful than my SIP,

[Fredbear]

Well done to you and all your team.

[Stargrower]

Thanks for sharing and well done. That's over and done with for a few years now!

[garrison]

It really wasnt stressful at all but i think it was down to the inspector being a really nice lady

[Guest p0rridge]

Well done to you all, it shows how all your hard work has paid off. p.s. thanks for sharing.

[eyfs1966]

congratulations, hope you can all relax a little now