Early Years Setting Management
4,219 topics in this forum
-
Budgets
by Guest- 4 replies
- 1.1k views
Does anyone have a spreadsheet budget they would be happy to share. I really need to trim my corners - yikes!!
-
- 8 replies
- 908 views
I deliver training around the country and have been hearing from providers that the funding they receive for children with Special Educational Needs/Disabilities to provide additional support and resources is becoming more and more difficult to access and is some cases, is being withdrawn completely. Added to this, sources of support and advice from advisers/consultants i n the Local Authority are being decimated so providers are completely alone. In my opinion this is completely unacceptable and isn't fair on providers, parents and most importantly, children. I've contacted the DfE to express my concerns and their reply to me states: We are keen to work with provide…
-
- 8 replies
- 1.8k views
In your setting who is allowed to write out references? In our setting a member of staff has recently left and we have received a email asking one of the Pre School Assistants to write a reference for her. She is suitably qualified to level 3 so i can not see the problem with her doing it but have been told by a senior member of the staff team that only leaders and deputy's are allowed to fill them out but if the the ex member of staff have not asked for us should i let the assistant do it i don't want her to feel like im pushing her out because she's not qualified enough when in fact she is really???? x x x
Last reply by AnonyMouse_22106, -
Struggling with colleagues
by Guest- 15 replies
- 2.1k views
Hi guys I'm room leader in a pdn, having major issues with the staff in my room. I feel i am going round in circles having to ask the same things day in day out and repeat myself about planning, cleaning, routine, consistency etc. I have particular problems with one member of staff, and the others are starting to follow suit. Its like she's the ringleader. I'm trying so hard to improve our setting but feel like I'm getting nowhere! Any advice or similar situations welcome! Thanks x
Last reply by AnonyMouse_22029, -
- 23 replies
- 2.5k views
Hi opinions please....staff at my nursery having awful term with difficult children and the usual pressures of Nursery work.Talk between them yesterday that a job at Sainsburys would pay much the same...but without the stress.What am i to do...
Last reply by AnonyMouse_22029, -
Ofsted visit
by Guest- 20 replies
- 1.9k views
Well they finally turned up yesterday and it went well........just some pointers....make sure you have food hygiene ....... Staff qualifications certificates..... Safeguarding training...phone numbers for LADO........and talk as much as u can..promote yourself :1b
-
- 1 follower
- 10 replies
- 2k views
Hi hope someone can help. Has anyone had any experience of ofsted tracking children when they do their inspections. If you have could you explain what they did please. This is the area I am really worried about. many thanks buttercup
Last reply by AnonyMouse_3307, -
Finding it hard to switch off?! 1 2
by Guest- 34 replies
- 2.6k views
Is anyone else like this? I wake up early in the morning mulling work things over...go set up (pack away setting)..work as in ratio..kids manic..focus activities not done...parent inductions..clear it all away and clean hall....evaluate... come home answer emails/niggles from parents...call other professionals...think about admissions for next term...thinking about next steps for my key children..stratedgies for behaviour/sen support...the funding forms for sen children having tried to do the OBS...parents eve to sort..reports to do...planning for next week..staff supervisions...sharing info with other settings who ignore you...its never ending...have tea..sit down..glass…
Last reply by AnonyMouse_31953, -
- 1 follower
- 13 replies
- 1.2k views
A prospective parent came to visit the pre-school today. she is moving into the area and at the moment her child attends another pre-school. Everything she looked at she said "they have that at the other PS" or "there's is bigger than that" etc, etc. When she saw our laptop, she said "Oh, they have ipads at the other PS". That made me think - Am I behind the times with our computer and a mouse? I realise that children have ipads, etc at home and are probably not used to using a mouse. Just wondering whether I ought to start fundraising?? What do you have? V
Last reply by AnonyMouse_39602, -
- 42 replies
- 3k views
Hi guys . I was just wondering for those of you who don't use nursery an age mentioned software how do you manage and monitor your child numbers as ratios. I'm new and have just been playing with thr idea of a simple excel table document ? What does everyone else do?
Last reply by AnonyMouse_7120,
