Pre-school policies, do they need updating for EYFS?

[Ripeberry]

Hi, Just had an e-mail from our pre-school leader and she says that the policies need updating.
As the secretary i'm not sure if i'm supposed to do that and although i'm registering as a childminder i've not even looked at doing my own policies let alone some for a pre-school.
Is it now mandatory to have them all updated? And who would do them?
I'm just getting so bogged down in everything i feel unsuported by everyone else.
Sorry, rant over.

[bumpybecky]

isn't that her job?

I'm assuming as leader she's been on an EYFS training course updatey thingy? in which case she's far in a better position than you.

Can you afford to pay her for a few extra hours admin to get them sorted?

still no luck with the committee then?

[VanillaPumpkinLantern]

Our preschool manager did/does our policies but the committee are responsible for making sure they are up to date .
I think we have a bit about helping to update policies in our managers job description.
We haven't changed anything since the EYFS came in though....wondering if we should have now.
Our manager has told us we will need to pay all the staff extra as the new admin involved in the EYFS is going to take them longer...

[Ripeberry]

Yes, it should be her job, she's been on the EYFS course.
The forms were updated last year, but of course this EYFS stuff has messed it all up.
Also, not received anything from Ofsted about all the forms being changed like DC2 now being EY2.
Having to find out all of this by myself.
We do have someone VERY interested in being the chair so at least some good news there.
Just got to get him signed up before he changes his mind!
Thanks for all your help over the last few weeks, you're my lifesavers!
Just to check, the EY2 forms do they have to be filled in by ALL the committee or just the officers such as chair, secretary and Treasurer. It's just that we've ended up with 6 general members as well after our lunchtime meeting with the parents.

[VanillaPumpkinLantern]

All members.
Do you want my job descriptions for the committee posts?? Mentioned on other thread. CAT me if useful....
We only know of DC2's.....

[Prufrock]

DC2 has just changed it's name and is now EY2 - looks exactly the same AFAICS. You should have an EY2 and then the CRB for every commitee member.

Suggesting updates to policies is the job of our manager, committee then approve them. We have just changed ours (more cosmetic than anything) and nothing has changed because of EYFS - I think that's more a day to day thing that policies shouldn't really cover, but should be covered more in the record keeping procedures
This is our EYFS policy - obviously the detail of how this is carried out is far more explicit, but also changes on a regular basis so IMO shouldn't be part of a committee adopted policy.

1. Early Years Foundation Stage

At we develop children's learning within the Early years foundation stage with a wide variety of activities which promote the six areas of learning:

Personal, social and emotional:
Developing interaction with peers and known adults, daily routines, small group snack, table top games, concentration and a sense of achievement.
Communication, language and literacy:
Through small and large group story time, song/rhymes, language games, group discussions and mark making.
Problem solving, reasoning and numeracy:
By playing with shapes, construction materials, sequencing, counting, sorting and number rhymes/songs.
Knowledge and understanding of the world:
Through exploring objects and living things, sand/water activities, using the computer and programmable toys, sharing family events and looking at other cultural events.
Physical:
Gross motor skill are promoted with P.E sessions in the school hall and Rainbow garden which help develop balancing, climbing, moving in a range of ways. Fine motor skills are promoted with manipulation, construction, mark making. We also promote healthy eating and personal hygiene.
Creative:
Through role play, malleable materials, messy play, painting, craft activities, drawing, singing, dancing and musical instruments children develop a sense of pride while exploring different ways to express themselves.