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Childminder's Club: Is anyone ACTUALLY doing Birth to Three Matter?

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katymac · 12/02/2006 16:51

If so how are you doing the paperwork?

What methods are you using for recording?

TIA
KMc

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freshstart · 12/02/2006 16:51

I really dont understand how / what we should be doing

Can you explain?

katymac · 12/02/2006 16:55

Well we should be working to the B23 framework (not curiculum)

We should be doing observations (one a week) and planning opportunities (not activities)

And we should be recording this

Have to done the course? if not you need to book on one

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FeelingOld · 12/02/2006 17:26

Round here they ran out of the b23 matters packs and took 3 months to get more in!!
Luckily I already had mine but was unable to get on the last course cos it was fully booked with 35 people on the reserve list .
As soon as the training directory comes out at Easter I will be booking my place for the next course straight away, and until then will just have to struggle on with my own interpretation of it.

HappyMumof2 · 12/02/2006 17:26

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katymac · 12/02/2006 17:37

There are 3 courses round here

Introduction to
The 4 aspects
Effective Planning & Recording

I got on all three

But have only just thougt about implimenting it

Really struggling with the whole thing

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HellyBelly · 12/02/2006 17:43

I got help with my documents, would you like me to email what I have in case of any use? My inspector certainly didn't expect it at all and was impressed that I had something. As I said, I had help!

ThePrisoner · 12/02/2006 17:45

I've done some work on the Birth To Three Matters, following a couple of training sessions, which did nothing to alleviate my feelings of complete "oh here we go again". It is more paperwork, if you choose to go down that route (which is what OFSTED will want to see).

It is a basic rehash of anything you've done previously to meet the usual Standards. It has been suggested that you can do spider diagrams linking individual activities to the four sections (strong child, skilfull communicator, competent learner, healthy child) and then the four sub-sections of those.

If you already have the poster for the Birth To Three pack, put it on your wall - each section is then easily seen. You can put post-it notes on it every time you have a bright idea to link with one of the sections. This was the suggestion made by our Network group.

You don't have to do individual reports for each child as such, but you do need to be aware of the usual stages of development, and be able to talk about (or have in writing) what you do.

Hmmm, not sure if any of that will make sense to anyone ...

Tan1959 · 12/02/2006 17:46

Hellybelly can I be really cheeky and ask if I could also have a copy of your docs - I have a copy of the b23 framework but am not sure how to implement it iyswim. Have asked for advice from my network co-ordinator but I need to get onto the courses first so maybe of some help to me

HappyMumof2 · 12/02/2006 17:47

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ThePrisoner · 12/02/2006 17:49

We have had endless heated discussions at all of the training sessions I've done and, without fail, it is yet another pile of paperwork to supposedly demonstrate how professional we are. It bears no reflection on whether you are actually any good at caring for children, it just shows OFSTED that you supposedly do.

HellyBelly · 12/02/2006 17:51

I must admit I've not been on the course and have not been told we have to do it as such and agree, I'm not personally happy as I do all this anyway. It's all the extra paperwork that winds me up and my parents all say they just want their little ones to have fun with learning, nothing too formal!

Anyway, I will email what I have to those who have asked. Not sure if will help but worth having a look I suppose

Just bear with me for a bit as I'm feeling a little tiddly and need to find the documents

HellyBelly · 12/02/2006 17:52

I know, you could be a terrible childminder but really good at making paperwork look good - wrong I think!!

katymac · 12/02/2006 17:52

HB - email me too

& I'll email you back what I have (I got it from the course)

I do like B23 - just not sure what format I'll be using

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katymac · 12/02/2006 17:53

BTW- staples do the pack of paper with all four aspect colours plus the surestart orange

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HappyMumof2 · 12/02/2006 17:53

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katymac · 12/02/2006 17:53

Sorry - forgot to say please

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Tan1959 · 12/02/2006 17:54

Hellybelly - tiddly at this time of day Oh I'm on jealous wish I had a bootle in the fridge! oh and with a straw

Tan1959 · 12/02/2006 17:55

No changed my mind, not a straw - an introvenous drip would be better

HellyBelly · 12/02/2006 17:58

Tan - i've been like this quite a bit this weekend Everyone wanting to take me out for my birthday as it's my biggy. SIL treated me and dh to ice skating yesterday morning then took us and ds out to lunch and I drank wine (never drink when ds is around but dh was in total charge!) and my db decided to take me out to lunch today and then took me to play pool for an hour!

I'm normally cleaning, doing paperwork, websites or something 'work' but I've got the weekend off as I'm only working Tuesday next week

HellyBelly · 12/02/2006 17:58

GREAT idea Tan - may try that later

HellyBelly · 12/02/2006 19:02

Email on it's way to all who requested it! Please let me know if you don't get it.

HappyMumof2 · 12/02/2006 19:09

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jellyjelly · 12/02/2006 19:17

Can i be cheeky helly and get you to bring round a copy when i see you on tuesday?

katymac · 12/02/2006 19:21

Got it & sent back mine

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