Information For Parents And Carers Using Childcare

[Deb]

Below is a link to a new publication from Ofsted for parents.

 

Didn't know we had to give parents a copy of our inspection report. Would have thought it sufficient to draw their attention to it, those that are interested.

 

http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/publications/inde...summary&id=4189

 

Deb

[nicki-k]

Hi Deb,

 

Thats news to me too! Our report is available for parents but I didn't know from October 2005 you were supposed to give all parents a copy. It's the cost that worries me!

[Alison]

do settings have to physically give every parent a copy to keep or could we print several copies of the report and leave them on the welcome desk for parents to help themselves I know only a few of our parents would actually take a copy to read. I think I would only need about 5 copies on the desk 3 copies would still be there 12 months later! OFSTED dont need to know how many copies where on the desk to start with.....?

[Guest]

I believe that every child's parents/main carers have to have a copy. A local day nursery recently had their inspection and they were told it was not enough to have copies available.

This might be the ideal time to have email addresses and you could send them a copy that way-it would save on printing costs.

Linda

[bubblejack]

If parents have access to the internet why can't they just look it up themselves if we point them in the right direction.

[Guest]

My understanding is that we should give the parents a copy of the summary, not the full thing. Has this changed with the new style inspections?

[Inge]

yes it has changed from before....

you have to give all parents with children registered at the setting at the time of the report a full copy free.....it should be only 4/5 pages long .......this does not mean that every parent after that has to have one though!!!

If anyone who is not registered with the setting asks for a copy you may charge a resonable amount for copying it!!

it is not enough to direct them to a web address....so our Childrens Services Team informed us, or just leave a few copies out.

Email them is ok, BUT you have to do it within a set time of recieving the report (we were told 5 days by CSTeam ) and this is usually before it is published on the Ofsted website , so this could cause practical issues on reproducing it!!! Scan and send? type it?

 

(this was raised at the time on the forum somewhere I can remember writing this in before)

 

Inge

[Smiles]

We recently had an onspection and was told the information Peggy has listed above - we have forty parents so I am having to send them all. a copy as we speak.

Sue

[Marion]

I am in a school so it may be different but we were inspected 17th January and only had to give the parents the summery report which still runs to 4 sides as opposed to the full report which is for the school and governors. All parents were handed a copy by each class teacher!

Edited March 29, 2006 by Marion

[Guest]

It is different for schools. Private and voluntary settings have to give parents a full copy.

Linda