eyfs1966 Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Got the call early on Wednesday morning and Inspector arrived yesterday just before 9 am, Frantic, very busy experience, but I have to give credit where credit is due, she was lovely. The inspector did have an EYFS background- she seemed to have eyes in the back of her head and noticed everything, We had waited 6 years, and 5 months for the inspection, had been on tenterhooks for the last 3 1/2 years, but now can finally relax. For those of you who are morning only, please note we got our call at 9.10 am (notification) and then the actual inspector rang to speak to me at about 10.30, just to go through some basic matters. Our actual inspection only lasted until 12.40, with feedback given immediately afterwards (about 20 mins). If any one has any questions about the inspection, please feel free to ask. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stargrower Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Just wanted to say well done and what a massive relief that must be after all those years. Did 'they' say why it had been so long? I hope you got the outcome you wanted. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mouseketeer Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Well done, and nice for you not to have to worry about it over Christmas. Were you inspected early in previous cycle and now towards end on this one ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hali Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 well done ;) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenfinch Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 I am happy for you. I know exactly how you must be feeling as we were 6 years 5 months too until before half term! I hadn't realised how much of a heavy daily strain/presence the anticipated call had placed on me (or I'd placed on myself maybe) until it had happened. I hope you are happy with your outcome.☺ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louby loo Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Well done, and it must be so nice to now be able to fully relax for Christmas :1b I shall think of questions later I'm sure. I have to admit I am on edge now every time the phone rings at the moment! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyfs1966 Posted November 20, 2015 Author Share Posted November 20, 2015 (edited) Just wanted to say well done and what a massive relief that must be after all those years. Did 'they' say why it had been so long? I hope you got the outcome you wanted. No reason given, indeed the inspector said she could not work out why she was inspecting settings with their last inspection date in 2012 or 2013, and then others like us who went right back to 2009. Edited November 20, 2015 by eyfs1966 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyfs1966 Posted November 20, 2015 Author Share Posted November 20, 2015 and I am smiling away now! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zigzag Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 and I am smiling away now! Good for you, we waited over five years and that was long enough!! Hope it went well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fredbear Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Glad to hear it went well. Hope you and your team are pleased with your outcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melba Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Well done! Can I ask what the Inspector asked for in the initial phone call? And what she asked about Prevent? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyfs1966 Posted November 20, 2015 Author Share Posted November 20, 2015 Well done! Can I ask what the Inspector asked for in the initial phone call? And what she asked about Prevent? In initial phone call she wanted to know 1. Whether we had any unusual events or trips planned for the day 2. would I be in ration or supernummary on the day 3. name of senco 4. name of designated safeguarding officer 5. parking arrangements 6, hours of operation and when best to turn up 7.asked me to confirm I had received an email outlining the documents I would have to make available to her- these were · current staff list and staff qualifications, including paediatric first aid · a register/list showing the date of birth of all children on roll and routine staffing arrangements · list of children present at the setting during the inspection (if not shown on the register) · any information about pre-planned interruptions to normal routines during the inspection, such as off-site visits · the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) records and any other documents summarising the checks on, and the vetting and employment arrangements of, all staff working at the setting · all logs that record accidents, exclusions, children taken off roll and incidents of poor behaviour · all logs of incidents of discrimination including racist incidents · complaint log and/or evidence of any complaints and resolutions · safeguarding and child protection policies · risk assessment, fire safety, and other policies relating to health and safety · a list of any referrals made to the designated person for safeguarding, with brief details of the resolutions · a list of all children who are an open case to social care/children’s services and for whom there is a multi-agency plan · information about the supervision of staff (in group provision) · information about training and/or career professional development of staff · any reports of external evaluation of the setting In answer to your query on Prevent, I think I actually brought this up when she asked me about any recent training I had undertaken, She did however ask the safeguarding officer what she would do if a child did not turn up for school for a day, and when heard we would call the parent and ask for the reason of absence she then asked what we would do if we could not get hold of the parent, especially say if we couldn't get hold of them for a week or more- clearly she was looking for us to recognise that this is a safeguarding/ and or prevent duty issue. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildflowers Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 That is a helpful lists, Thank you. I would like to get some clarity about what is defined as poor behaviour worth recording as an incident in an early years setting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyfs1966 Posted November 20, 2015 Author Share Posted November 20, 2015 I would like to get some clarity about what is defined as poor behaviour worth recording as an incident in an early years setting. so would I ! I just showed inspector some sample recordings of bites or injuries caused by children (obviously the record of the injured party is in our accident/injury book, but we record the other side, i.e the actions of the child that caused the injury in the incident log. She seemed happy with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyfs1966 Posted November 20, 2015 Author Share Posted November 20, 2015 Frankly I'm still in the dark as to what exactly a child taken of roll exactly is? All leavers? luckily she didn't ask me for that list! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildflowers Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 (edited) Frankly I'm still in the dark as to what exactly a child taken of roll exactly is? All leavers? Probably those who were asked to leave - that you took of roll, rather than the parents. Possibly for that "poor behaviour"! Edited November 20, 2015 by Wildflowers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafa Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Probably those who were asked to leave - that you took of roll, rather than the parents. Possibly for that "poor behaviour"! Did'nt think we were 'allowed' to exclude children? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyfs1966 Posted November 20, 2015 Author Share Posted November 20, 2015 Indeed Rafa, I actually asked the inspector what exactly that meant.. ie excluded from nursery (as if!) or excluded due to ill health...she didn't know!!!!!!!!, but said she would be horrified to hear of a child excluded from nursery ( in the way we understand that term as applied to say schools) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliceinWonderland Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Really pleased it went well for you. Thank you for the above list, i'm currently awaiting my inspection so it is really useful. TBH i have never recorded things such as biting apart from the usual accident form. I thought that this was recording incidents. We have only ever had one child who's behaviour was causing a real problem and we had records to show what the behaviour was and what was put in place but he left for school over a year ago and we were told to send all documents with him to the school, so we don't have any other proof, now i'm wondering if maybe we should have taken copies? Maybe it's just me, but i feel that it gets more and more confusing all the time as to what we should do, we are told to do one thing by the LA and then an inspector says something else! What sort of behaviour does everyone else record? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amina_Hussain Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 well done and keep smiling :1b thank you for the info 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fredbear Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 All accidents are recorded in our accident record. However any incidents such as biting which are not accidental are they are recorded on a incident sheet, are then shared with the parents concerned and signed by them and placed in each child's file. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyday Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 Yay - so pleased to hear that you had a positive experience! :1b Thanks for your list - nothing too 'scary' there! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SueJ Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 (edited) Glad the wait is finally over for you and pleased to know that you are smiling too Edited November 21, 2015 by SueJ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lashes2508 Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 Well done Eyfs , glad it went well and the outcome is what you hoped for and deserve 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyfs1966 Posted December 13, 2015 Author Share Posted December 13, 2015 (edited) Finally our inspection report has been put on the Ofsted site....it feels so good to be outstanding.... Edited December 13, 2015 by eyfs1966 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lsp Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Fantastic! !!!! Well done to you and your team. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thumperrabbit Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Finally our inspection report has been put on the Ofsted site....it feels so good to be outstanding.... Woohoo fantastic news well done - what a great way to celebrate Christmas you must be on cloud 9! :-) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyday Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Finally our inspection report has been put on the Ofsted site....it feels so good to be outstanding.... Woohoo! Many, many congratulations! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildflowers Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 You can look forward to a new term without worrying about the inspection. Have a great break! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cait Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Fabulous. Well done X 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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