to be pissed off that DDs nursery stole my ideas?

[harrietflies]

DD attends a local nursery school which uses an online learning journey app to communicate between nursery and home. DD hasn't yet spoken there (she started in September) so, after discussion with her teacher, I started adding regular updates of what we'd been doing at home as a conversation starting point.

Within the first week of doing this, DDs teacher said what a good idea something I'd done was and laughed as she said 'I might have to steal that.' Since then, several things we've done at home (that aren't your standard activities or ones that pop up online) happen to appear in nursery a day or two later. To be honest I didn't mind too much, as I thought it might help DD to be more comfortable if activities were familiar.

However, a fortnight ago nursery got the call from Ofsted and on the day they inspected the nursery they had four activities I'd done that week with DD out - exact copies . Today they announced they received an 'outstanding' grade and the report specifically mentions the 'imagination of the staff' to come up with such 'unique and original ideas to thoroughly engage and inspire the children.' AIBU to feel pissed off and a bit used?

What were your ideas OP ?

It's fine for them to poach them. Yes they should acknowledge that

In the interests of clarity I'd like to know all about these unique activities so I can judge according.

'Poaching ideas'?

Oh come on really?

The chances of you coming up with 4 activities that no other nursery in the UK have ever done, or shared with other nurseries by way of good practice are less than zero...

The fact that one teacher said she 'might have to steal it', could well mean she as an individual had never seen/thought of it, but that's not to say the rest of the staff haven't been there and got the t.shirt.

And the OFSTED comments won't have been purely based on just what they saw during the visit. They will have gone through everything the nursery have done since the last visit, with a fine tooth comb.

No- didn't think so.

Shakes head and goes back to a different thread

Get over it.
I mean that as politely as I can.

I would feel proud that my ideas was being used.

However observing is only a tiny part of the inspection.

The inspectors go through months of evidence of the education practices and must have photographic evidence of it.

Your idea may be used as new things get children more interested.

Actually nurseries don't receive prior warning of Ofsted inspections any more, its literally a knock on the door and there they are.

And actually, even if there was the tiniest most minuscule chance (the size of an ant's fart) that they actually had 'poached' these ideas, because you were the only person in the world to think of them...why would you be pissed off at supposedly helping all those other children, and helping the nursery to obtain the much coveted outstanding status?

The inspectors go through months of evidence of the education practices and must have photographic evidence of it.

Exactly Piper. Actually they go through years of it.

It's all about the evidence and impact over time.

Let's say they did totally poach your ideas and did them all on the day. Other than make a jokey 'Is the cheque in the post for my ideas?' comment, there's nothing you can say without looking an oddball.
The member of staff may have said 'someone sugggested' or 'I saw this online'

It's changed again this year, beelover, they do give notice now.

So these were ideas that you came up with all by yourself that no one in the history of the universe has ever done before. Ever?

Omg I thought you were joking! Are you seriously actually pissed off??!

Funny

Paaaaaaaaaaahahahahahahahahahaha!

That is all.

Yes they (ofsted) do give notice, my school knew the day before that ofsted were coming..... The school told all parents via email, furthermore ofsted ask for feedback from parents which they couldn't do in time unless ofsted was expected.

I won't sleep until I know these brilliant innovations. Seriously.

Ofsted give 24 hours notice. Not enough to falsified 3 years worth of records.

Thank you worraLiberty wasn't sure how far back the inspectors go back.

Also parent questionnaire are sent out.

Oh & yes yabvu .... & rather silly. Use a copyright symbol next time you tell them your innovative ideas,

It does sound a bit fake if they normally do two activities per week, but laid out eight in one day when the inspectors were in.

Nobody owns an idea.

Yes come on, we all need to hear what these activities are please...

We need to know the activities before we can properly judge obviously......but on the balance of probabilities yabvvvvu pfb and a bit lot full of yourself.