Stargrower
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Me too!
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We don't charge for anything except meals (breakfast, cooked lunch, cooked tea). Parents supply nappies, we supply everything else. We don't charge for snacks.
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I'm glad you had such a positive experience Louby Lou! Could I ask what paperwork relating to staff she looked at. Did she read supervision records and talk about targets for staff etc?
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We used to have a kind of flat box that attached to the wall. It was made specifically for big books and had two holes in the top that you hooked onto hooks on the wall. Have you tried Googling "big book storage"?
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Commission an independent review of childcare funding and affordability The petition, which has more than 112,000 signatures, states: “We have the second most expensive childcare system in the world. A full time place costs, on average, £14,000 per year, making it completely unaffordable for many families. Parents are forced to leave their jobs or work fewer hours, which has a negative impact on the economy and on child poverty.” In its response to the petition, the Government said: “The Government is not currently planning a review of the childcare system. Support is available to help with childcare costs, and the Government monitors the sustainability of childcare providers.” Well that was short and to the point wasn't it! -
Progress Check at Two
Stargrower replied to Stargrower's topic in Practice and Provision: General issues
Oh goodness, I didn't even realise there was one!! Is that where everyone's gone? 😆 -
Progress Check at Two
Stargrower replied to Stargrower's topic in Practice and Provision: General issues
Thanks everyone. I'm going to look at ours today/tomorrow (probably tomorrow, ha ha!) so all your replies are helpful. I have to say, although I love Tapestry and we have used it from the start, I'm worried about the term "concerns". I think it could make it sound like we are worried about a child's development, when it could just be that we are keeping an eye, supporting etc. I'll have a look at the EYA Progress Check, thank you. -
Hello everyone Has anyone made any changes/amendments to your Two Year Check because of the revised EYFS? Or are you carrying on as you were? All seems very quiet on the forum lately, I hope everyone is ok 😊
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https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ofsted-eif-inspections-and-the-eyfs/registered-early-years-providers
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The whole thing makes me feel so weary and overwhelmed (not caused by this thread!) It's a shame we're all feeling our way and not sure which way to turn. We are open all year round, so I don't know if I'll have a solution by September. Plus Ofsted came our way over four years ago...😬
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But hasn't the learning and development part of the EYFS always been our curriculum? In the old days, we had the pink folder which was called Curriculum Guidance to the Foundation Stage with Birth to Three added later. Then it became the Early Years Foundation Stage with the six areas of learning, then it was changed to the seven areas of learning plus the Characteristics of Effective Learning. Development Matters/Early Years Outcomes has been about (and non-statutory) for a while as support documents. I think of all of this as our curriculum and it's down to us to decide what we think the learning priorities are for our children and how we teach them.
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I'm having a massive sort out and am debating what to do with paperwork. The information sheet I have from the Early Years Alliance says... Children's records, registers, medication records, accident records - a reasonable time after children have left the provision (e.g. until after the next Ofsted inspection is a requirement or - until the child reaches 21 (24 for CP records) is a recommendation If I go with 'requirement', I can (securely) get rid of mountains of paper! What do you do?
