bizzylizzy
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Can anyone help, is there a quick and easy way I can document (in poster form or spider chart etc) what the 3 i’s are and how staff can use this in their daily practice? Also British values and cultural capital, maybe in like a poster format, again something that’s quick read and easy to understand ( I have a few new staff). Something to give them reminders whilst with the children.
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We have a child in our setting who is two years old, he is quite boisterous generally, but has recently started biting. He tends to target the same children😩 (always very timid children). He has very limited speech and doesn’t always seem to understand what we say to him. He has only been with us since January. Please help, I’ve worked in childcare for years and have only ever had a couple of biters and after being spoken to never bit again, so I’m struggling with how to stop this. The child randomly bites, there is never a tussle or anything before hand, in fact the other day the child was just standing next to another child and he bit him. I don’t have a separate biting policy (if anyone would like to share that would be great), I have a behaviour policy. I have spoken with parents and they say the child doesn’t do this at home, but we aren’t convinced. Please can anyone offer help/advice?
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June 1st is everyone prepared to re-open (coronavirus topic)
bizzylizzy replied to bizzylizzy's topic in Covid 19
Hi Sunnyday, glad there is someone else from Kent. I emailed my suffiency officer on Monday asking for clearer clarification on what we need to do, I was basically told that the dfe had published their document (50 pages) and that once they had read and digested it we would receive some kind of response, I’m still waiting. Enuffsenuf, that is great, thank you for sharing. I’m going to start contacting parents tomorrow to see how they feel about the children returning, but worry if no one wants to return yet, will I still receive funding? Oh so much to stress over! -
June 1st is everyone prepared to re-open (coronavirus topic)
bizzylizzy replied to bizzylizzy's topic in Covid 19
spiceye Posted just now I'm undecided what to do with staff, having only a few work wondering if some staff may think I can work and get paid 100% or not work, sit in the sun and get paid 80%? How will you choose who works and who doesn't? I have thought the same, really don’t know what to do. -
June 1st is everyone prepared to re-open (coronavirus topic)
bizzylizzy replied to bizzylizzy's topic in Covid 19
Hi Mouseketeer, Spiceye, thank you for responding. I am worried about grouping of children as I am in a hall, one room only and small garden. I too have been making a list, pretty much the same as your, no soft furnishings, no dressing up, also no malleable etc. Obviously extra PPE for changing and illness. I haven’t actually asked staff/parents about returning yet, that’s on my to do list. Also I am paying all my staff 80% and can only claim 20% for furlough, not sure where that leaves me when returning! The only FB site I am on is Champagne nurseries for lemonade funding. I haven’t even thought of re-writing Policies😫 I am just feeling so stressed out. 😫 -
I am just wondering how those of you that closed due to coronavirus are feeling about re-opening on the 1st June. I am stressing so much about what to do for the best. I have so far only written notes with regard to writing policy and procedures about how I will keep the children safe. I really can’t see how I can do social distancing at all, we run from a village Hall, so only one room. So far our LA (Kent) have given us no guidance what so ever, we have been told due have a document, once we have digested it we will give you some guidance, not very helpful. Do we have to provide PPE for staff even though we have been told (dfe doc) that we don’t need it, what else will we need to supply, I like many others are insured with Morton Michel, they have stated we are not covered if some contracts the illness at the setting. This is so much pressure on us as managers and employers. Has anyone had staff say they will not return to work yet, if so do you still furlough them or no pay? 🤯 Really don’t know what to do for the best. Has anyone written a policy or procedure document that they would be happy to share. If not thoughts, ideas etc please, I need to know I’m not the only one stressing.
