Early Years Policies, Planning and Procedures - we talk about early years paperwork with Ofsted ‘Outstanding’ childminder and PACEY board trustee - Chloe Webster!
With over 10 years’ experience in the sector, in both nurseries and in childminding, Chloe discusses the all too familiar nursery admin and how we can help ourselves and save time in the future without cutting corners and still being Ofsted compliant.
The key discussion points in this free childcare webinar are:
- The importance of critically reflecting on the content of early years policies
- Evaluating of procedures to ensure they are still relevant and fit for purpose i.e., do staff know and understand them?
- Planning in the moment as well as responsive planning
- Quality vs quantity when it comes to early years policies and procedures
- Observation assessment and planning - moving away from making an observation for the sake of recording an observation
Three key takeaways being…
1. You can be Ofsted compliant without having 100s of lengthy policies
2. You know the children in your care and have the knowledge and understanding to encourage their development - trust this!
3. Don’t underestimate the power of reflective practice
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🕒 Timestamps
00:00 Intro & Housekeeping Rules
01:05 Introducing our Guest Speaker
02:22 What is today about
03:21 Discussion - are ALL of them necessary?
08:17 Policies and Planning - keeping it concise
18:01 Moving away from box ticking
24:05 Q: What is the ideal long-term planning method, and do you involve your staff?
26:44 Q: Is Ofsted interested in policies?
28:45 Q: How often do you review policies with your staff?
30:21 Q: How do we measure children’s development with in the moment planning?
33:18 Q: Do you share all the policies with parents?
34:46 Q: Top 5 policies
36:00 Q: Infection or outbreak policies
37:50: Thank you!
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Useful Resources
Presentation link - www.parenta.com/wp-content/upl...
Simplify planning, policies and procedures H2G - www.parenta.com/wp-content/upl...
The importance of policies and procedures in your early years setting H2G - www.parenta.com/wp-content/upl...
Chloe’s Three Ps blog - www.parenta.com/2022/07/01/th...
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