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Post by goodwin on Apr 24, 2007 12:00:02 GMT
ohhh my god what a bag of nurves i am
just had my call from ofsted she is coming
thought it would be at least a couple of weeks away lol
any helpfull tips on what i would need in place would be grait
not sure what im doing with the birth to 3 matters
please help me
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Post by heldraincloud on Apr 24, 2007 12:46:51 GMT
Hi First of all please try not to worry, easier said than done!!! I had my ofsted pre reg visit yesterday and couldnt sleep, I was so worried.....It was fantastic, the lady was so lovely, very relaxed She focused a lot on Child protection/Safeguarding children ...Give this a read.. childmindinghelp.co.uk/download/safeguardingchil.htmlHealth, what meals? do you have a food handling certificate? will you get one? Hand washing, nappy changing, toileting Safety, how will you keep children safe in your home? out and about? Special needs, would you consider a child with educational an/or physical difficulties, we all have to consider every child if we have the spaces, however ofsted only expect you to make reaonable adjustment to your home etc, some childminders dedicate a space/spaces to children who need extra help I was told not to work from birth to 3 too much as it will all change later this year, however I needed to show what activities I would do with 0-3's With great thanks to Angel I showed her the activities for A Healthy Child, A Skilful Communicator, A strong Child, A Competent Learner... childminding.proboards102.com/index.cgi?board=b23What activities for older children? What local attractions, ie, parks, leisure centres are there? Discipline? Do you have any policies in place? You dont have to have them written up yet but Ive had a lot of time on my hands and have enjoyed getting it sorted ;D Contracts/holiday/communication hourly rate/holiday notice/sickness/payment of fees childs developement complaints proceedure Admission and opening times Fees Working in partnership with Parents Equal Opportunities Special needs behaviour management health and safetry sickness physical contact hygiene safeguarding children administering meds accident and incident no smoking/alcohol fire plan confidentiality Like I say you DO NOT need these, but she was impressed at all the things in place If you need any help at all, please give me a shout And remember..just be yourself and relax  Take care xx |
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Post by banana on Apr 24, 2007 13:13:17 GMT
Louise has given you really excellent advice.
Just relax and dont worry about it. The pre reg is nerve racking before you have it, the same as any visit, but its nothing to worry about. If there are any points you need to change then you get sent an action letter and you just have to write back and say how you have rectified it and then they register you. I had this problem as I had left my washing powder by the side of my washing machine on the floor at my pre reg. Instead of just letting me pop it back in the cupboard I had to have it as an action and write back to them and tell them it was back in the cupboard out of the reach of children. A bit extreme but thats the rules. So all im saying is dont stress yourself about it because I sent the letter next day recorded delivery on a tuesday, was obviously waiting on my crb checks anyway so it made no difference to the length of time my application took.
Anyway, I am sure you will be fine.
Good luck and we're all here to help
xx
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Post by goodwin on Apr 24, 2007 13:32:22 GMT
wow that is a lot to go on thank you very much
having trouble getting in the first link you gave me
but im sure ill have some handouts from my course i can read up on
as for my policies i have been wanting them in place ready but my printer is not working its doing my head in trying to find some one that has a printer i can use.
im sure i will get one before thursday fingers crosed
thank you hun
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Post by goodwin on Apr 24, 2007 14:10:54 GMT
where can i download all my policies
i no there is somewhere but i cant find them
please help me
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Post by banana on Apr 24, 2007 17:20:15 GMT
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Post by heldraincloud on Apr 24, 2007 17:24:58 GMT
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Post by goodwin on Apr 25, 2007 10:42:39 GMT
hear is another 1 for you lol
if i dont want to regester my upstairs will she have any need to go up there ??
my sons room is a tip lol
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Post by smartypants on Apr 25, 2007 11:20:07 GMT
hear is another 1 for you lol if i dont want to regester my upstairs will she have any need to go up there ?? my sons room is a tip lol Yes she will take a look around!! I do NOT use upstairs but when she came round she had a look to make sure it was safe!! I asked why as im only using downstairs and she said " If you have to go upstairs to get something YOUR NOT GOING TO LEAVE THE CHILDREN DOWNSTAIRS WITHOUT SUPERVISION!! I thought that was fair enough !! Hope that helps Kate xx |
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Post by banana on Apr 25, 2007 11:55:17 GMT
Yeah thats right,
I didnt want to register the spare room as it is more of a junk room than anything, So when she wanted to look in there I was horrified!!! Luckily we had given it a bit of a tidy just incase but still didnt want her looking lol
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Post by heldraincloud on Apr 25, 2007 11:56:35 GMT
Hi
The ofsted inspector didnt look upstairs, she only wanted to see the rooms I was registering,
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