I dutifully attempted to do all the required planning/written observations etc. when the EYFS first started. My network co-ordinator informed me that it hadn't been correctly done
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I found that I was being snowed under with it all - and my network was demanding more and more paperwork too (lots of self-reflection ), none of which was related to anything Ofsted would want to see. I made the decision to leave the network, so my paperwork really went to pot (I have a pile of photos and scribbled obs, none of it collated together), but it was the right decision for me.
I made a huge effort to get to grips with it all in January, and completely "started over", and set up a totally new system from what I had done before. I have been told that Ofsted should base their comments/grading on what I currently do, and that what has gone before should not count (as I have obviously "improved" what I had done previously). Whether or not that proves correct is something I don't yet know!
I have had total support from all the parents, none of whom have ever wanted any of the EYFS information in the first place. I dutifully show them what I am doing, and they like seeing the photos, but that's all.
I have 6 EYFS children in my care (with another starting soon), and I really pride myself on offering good quality care for them all - I still resent having to give up my evenings and weekends to produce written work which no-one wants.