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EYFS - Is it OK to backdate my planning paperwork?

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Riddo · 25/03/2010 17:11

All I have been doing is a book for each mindee with notes about what they've done, photos and examples of picture etc. I have not referred to specific EYFS goals or planned particularly in advance.

Until recently I only had most of them for a day or so a week and they all also attend nursery on the other days.

Is it OK to slightly "make it up" by referring back through their observation books?

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Ripeberry · 26/03/2010 19:43

When I do obs, I do them on any old scrap of paper that I have or I will print the photo and write underneath what the ob was.
Then at a later date (my free time), I stick the photo or ob in a learning journey book and then link to the 6 areas of learning and the aspects.
At the bottom I write "what worked well/How can this be improved?"
Then the next steps and finally a space for parents comments.
This is usualy done on two A4 pages.
It's a system that works for me anyhow and Ofsted liked it, Mrs O sat at my table and said "This is what we like to see".
At the front of each learning journey I have put "development matters" sheets from the childminding forum.
They are compressed sheets with all the ages and aspects all together, so at a glance you can see where the child is at in their development and you can overlap different ages.
What I then do is highlight the areas (aspects) that are met consistently.
But then I am a paperwork freak and only have two EYFS children, if I had more then I would do slightly less linking
But the Learning journey package on childminding forum is great!

Hayleycm · 26/03/2010 14:09

lordy im struggling with an effective method of linking all this in

alibubbles · 26/03/2010 13:11

That's one of the reasons I have finally decided not to stick stuff into scrap books. I am using plastic pockets and will insert obs, stickies, etc.It means I can add in when I find stuff that I have collected and not filed!

Daisydaydreamer · 26/03/2010 11:18

Babydays have you checked out childmindinghelp.co.uk/forum/ your EYFS package might help some members on there

BabysDays · 26/03/2010 03:06

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Riddo · 25/03/2010 19:10

Thank you both. I have the Penny Tassoni book and have read some of it. I'll have a crackdown over easter when I'm not working.

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cookielove · 25/03/2010 18:54

I don't think it is making it up, if u are basing it on origanl observations, so yes i think that is ok,

underpaidandoverworked · 25/03/2010 18:52

Dont see why not, I've done that in the past - it shows you are being 'reflective'. In our area Ofsted are hot on linking obs to assessments and planning for the 'next steps' in the child's learning journey.

A fab book I've just bought is 'Practical EYFS Handbook' by Penny Tassoni and it has soooo many ideas in it for activities for all 6 stages of learning and development, as well as tables at the end for things like 'sand', 'painting', 'role play', 'construction' on which it tells you how the activities link into EYFS. HTH

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Riddo · 25/03/2010 18:51

Anyone?...

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