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AIBU?

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To not be on board with this whole Tapestry idea?!

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Cordy2015 · 04/10/2017 12:16

So DS (aged 2) isnt in nursery/preschool yet, big reason is because he doesnt have to be - i have my mum looking after him while im at work and shes a retired nursery nurse/preschool teacher.

However ALL of his little 2 y/o friend are and they've all got this tapestry thing... I'd never heard of it and my mum hadnt either, so we looked it up...

From the website i cant help but be horrified by the idea of this thing... a system where they continuously take photos of the children in their care and give weekly updates on the child and from the video this is instead of actually spending time for the child... i see the attraction, giving parents a visual incite into their childs life at childcare but photos are always staged, if you were really worried about your child the only way you could have piece of mind would be a nannycam type set up and even then that could be hacked into and god knows who could be watching your DC

I think that the rule of thumb for little ones is 4 children to 1 carer, then i think if i had 4 children would i even have time to pick up my phone to take a quick snap? maybe ... one or two ... if they were all well behaved children... but how many well behaved groups of 4 children do you know? i know for a fact when our lot all get together its bedlam!

I would feel much better if I knew my child was being watched and entertained rather than occasionally spoken to then ignored for half an hour along with the other kids while photos and made up blurb was added to some website...

I know a lot of people wont agree with me because 99% of people i know seem to love the fact they get photos of their child when they cant be with them... but i dunno i just cant help but feel horrified at this new thing...

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MiaowTheCat · 04/10/2017 12:22

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jellyfrizz · 04/10/2017 12:24

It's also a way of tracking the children's progress against the Early Learning Framework; data that the nursery would have to be providing evidence of to OFSTED anyway. Much of a teacher's workload is providing evidence of progress (sadly), I imagine they will be taking the photo and writing the update later.

Theoistfit · 04/10/2017 12:27

The teachers spend a ridiculous amount of time writing evidence of children's progress with evidence so this actually saves time.

GhostsToMonsoon · 04/10/2017 12:27

Our school is going to start using Tapestry for the Foundation Stage. I don't see the problem. If my children's previous online records are anything to go by, they don't take photos that often. The photos and text will presumably be uploaded outside of teaching/contact. It's not like they are snapping photos every two seconds and neglecting the children. When I ask my children what they did at school, the answer is always "nothing"!

CuppaSarah · 04/10/2017 12:31

When I worked in a preschool I hated it. With so many screens in daily life, I resented shoving a screen between my face and my key children when they were doing exciting things.

My parents got a lot less photos and more plain text updates and a proper run down of the day on pick up. But I didn't love the way ny old setting utilized it, I think it could be a wonderful thing if done properly.

farfallarocks · 04/10/2017 12:31

It saves teachers huge amounts of time as these records would have to be kept on paper otherwise. It's also lovely to receive and allows me to start conversations with dd about what she has done at school. Fantastic idea.

MiaowTheCat · 04/10/2017 12:32

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LooksLikeImStuckHere · 04/10/2017 12:33

Another one who thinks it's great.

As a Reception teacher, I spend a ridiculous amount of time writing observations, taking photos, printing them off and sticking them in to learning journals. It is a massive time saver and I would have been thrilled if my son's class did it.

LooksLikeImStuckHere · 04/10/2017 12:34

That should say spent. I don't teach R anymore!

ElizabethShaw · 04/10/2017 12:35

The staff will have been taking photos and writing notes on paper anyway so doing it on a tablet is unlikely to take any longer.

It doesn't take half an hour and the staff don't spend time "adding it to a website".

Whereisthegin1978 · 04/10/2017 12:36

But it's just the same as the learning journals they previously did. they were still taking photos for them. To be honest it's not as though they are taking hundreds every day.

MummyItsallaboutyou · 04/10/2017 12:38

It's fab. It also allows parents to add comments/photos/videos that staff can use as evidence for eyfs framework.

MetalMidget · 04/10/2017 12:41

I love it - our nursery does one or two uploads a week, and they're not staged (they're usually quite blurred from him charging around!).

Talkietalk · 04/10/2017 12:44

I love it - you can opt out easily. I choose for mine not to appear on anything promotional or facebook. Im fine with private updates which I pass on the password to my parents for i can only see stuff for my child and as he went in at 7 months trust me - its not staged

Talkietalk · 04/10/2017 12:45

From what I can see its all added after the kids go home anyway

Talkietalk · 04/10/2017 12:46

its always done when there are lots of carers about - from what I can see in the photos so your child wont be abandoned

Talkietalk · 04/10/2017 12:46

If you are really unhappy - just ask them not to do it.

SnorkellingCat · 04/10/2017 12:49

I love Tapestry. My DD has extra needs so is in a Keygroup with only 1 other child, so the keyworker takes a photo and uploads it once a day for me. I don't expect it everyday but it is nice to see what she's up too.

RosyPony · 04/10/2017 12:50

I love it, if I ask DS what he did at pre-school the answer is always played cars/trains with x/y, then we log into Tapestry and I find he did other things which we can then talk about, he loves seeing the pictures of him and his friends and the photos are so very very far from staged (quite often a bit blurry!) it's lovely.

We can kill a good hour looking at the pictures and it's great for DH as he has very little interaction with the school due to work. Also great for identifying children whose names mine mispronounces!

It's always a pleasure when I get a new notification.

Brittbugs80 · 04/10/2017 12:52

You obviously don't understand how it's used.

You won't be inundated with photos, we don't just spend time taking photos and not interacting with children .

At my last place we used it to record Wow moments and their planning achievements. The photo is often taken as the child does something then wrote up during planning time (if you are lucky to have such a thing!) Or time out of the room.

It tracks your child's development against the required EYFS which is the curriculum for all under 5's. It also details how they learn. It generates next steps if the Keyworkers chooses to use this function.

It's a lot easier than using a camera to take photos and waiting for them to be printed and you can access it straight away.

Parents love it, especially ones who have had to go back to work reluctantly and are worried about their child, they get a photo straight away and can see their child is happy and involved.

Evelynismyspyname · 04/10/2017 12:57

I'm abroad and not familiar with Tapestry, but an acquaintance with a child at the international school is forever sharing photos of her child at school on facebook (photos taken during the school day which she downloads from a platform provided by the school). Is this Tapestry ap similar in that parents could be re-sharing photos?

It doesn't sit well with me from that point of view, but I see the advantage if it saves teacher time - ridiculous that teachers and early years educators are forced to spend more time documenting every aspect of everything than anything else!

Ilovewillow · 04/10/2017 12:57

I can see your point if it is being used as you describe! we had it at my sons Pre-school and it was certainly not staged as it was usually blurry and not a great pic and probably only one entry every two-three weeks. It was used as a took to provide evidence against the Early years curriculum (not sure that's the exact title). As a parent it was nice to see what he was up to. Our infant school also uses it but he has only just started so not sure how often it will be used.

Sashkin · 04/10/2017 13:02

Yes OP, you’re definitely much better than all those terrible parents who leave their kids in paid childcare where they are ignored all day except for the occasional photo shoot.

I don’t even have kids in nursery and I think you’re being goady.

jay55 · 04/10/2017 13:04

The men I work with have all been raving about it recently. Most of them only do one or two pick ups a week so it makes them feel more involved even though they’re not often there for handover.

user789653241 · 04/10/2017 13:05

My ds's nursery done it. Now it's a treasure of memories. Children grow up so quickly.

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