Who writes the report?

[Guest]

I have a child who only attends once a week ( if we're lucky) and has spent more time at a day nursery than at our Pre-school. She is going up to foundation, next door, in September. Who should provide the report?

[AnonyMouse_30128]

The setting where they spend most time.

[AnonyMouse_8282]

I would probably write a very brief report, adding the hours spent with you + actual attendance.

 

And by brief I mean very brief!

[Guest]

My colleague thought that wasn't the case with transition reports after I hadn't completed a report for her as I had the same belief, that the other setting should do it. Maybe I should check with them..

[AnonyMouse_19762]

The 'lead' provider - in other words the place where the child spends most time........the receiving school almost certainly won't want two reports.......

[AnonyMouse_3735]

I used to tell the setting where the child spent most time to do one...( not ask. if I asked they always said you do it... .. )

I did not do one but in a covering letter with the reports I sent in informed the school that xxx would be doing the report as child spent more time in that setting..

[AnonyMouse_30128]

please DONT do two reports...it is really confusing for the parents. This child might behave very differently in one setting than the other...or your judgements (because the haven't been moderated ) will be different> it may make you both look a bit silly (this is the voice of experience!!) if possible ring them and tell them what you would like to add as additional info to the report

[Guest]

Thank You so much everyone x

[AnonyMouse_20948]

But surely you will have been in contact with the other setting all throughout her time with you? You should know if they have a completely different view of the child. Won't the parents will also have had some developmental reports from both of you already? I only have 1 child moving up this year who does 1 1/2 days with us and 3 at a day nursery but I will be sending a transition summary - in fairly general terms. The reception teacher though, has only had contact with us so has based her opinion so far on what we have told her - it would be interesting to see what the nursery will say in their transition report!

[AnonyMouse_5970]

Yes I agree. If you have worked with the other setting and shared info on the child in the time she has been with both of you, I would ask them to write the report and tell them what you would like to add.

[AnonyMouse_3975]

Interesting subject as a visiting advisor said we should do reports for all our chidrens .

[Guest]

I have many children coming to me in reception from 2 and sometimes 3 settings and i always get transition documents from all settings. it is my understanding that the filling in of the transition document is a requirement linked to pre school funding in our area anyway. (found this out when one of my feeder settings refused to fill out transition documents one year and i approached the EYA and she told me this that they had to do it)

deb