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someone reporting me to ofsted

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7secondmemory · 24/10/2012 20:15

I work with an assistant we had 6 children today, we had met up wih a friend and her children in the playground so there was a lot of us. I have a new mindee who is very autistic and will run away so was watching him like a hawk and of course my other mindees. My own little boy always stays near me so i tend not too worry too much about him, however today he gets out of the playground and sets off down the path, we saw him and my friend headed out of the other gate and ran round to catch him, he is 2. I was really upset, there was no harm done and he hadnt got far before he was spotted but obviously you think what if, and i felt guilty that i was watching my mindees more than my own ds. Then somene came up to me shouted at me and said she was going to contact ofsted, she knew i was a childminder and said my mindees are at risk because i wasnt supervising them well enough she said she had seen several of them escape the play area and other people in the park had stopped them and brought them back, this is totally not true, she had no way of knowing which children were with me anyway, its half term and crowded in there but regardless it didnt happen. I said the one who had escaped was my own little boy and not a mindee, she said that made no difference and she would get me closed down,i feel awful about it all. she has a point, whether it was my own child or not someone in my care did get out the playground, he was never out of sight the playground is in a big open field but i didnt immediatly realise he had got out. It probably looked worse because we didnt run directly after him, he was going along a curved path and my friend went out of the other gate and accross the grass to cut him off so he looked to any one watching to be on his own longer than he was. She also said i had more children than i should, it's not true, but it probably looked like my friends children were with me. What will ofsted do if she does complain? I only registered in April, hate the idea of a complaint against me.

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Italiana · 26/10/2012 14:55

Looneytune I have read and understood...we are not arguing but debating
I have not received my certificate yet and I am pleased you have
Also I do not know a lot..like everyone else I am here to listen to everybody's views and learn.

The questions asked at our workshop will not be just about 5 under 5...there will be plenty more I assure you
If, as you say, it is all so clear why is it that every forum has the same questions about the numbers?
I am trying to advertise the workshop as an opportunity for those who want to take it...you obviously do not need it while others do...even LAs are coming

I also feel strongly that as the EYFS is a 'legal document' it should not lead to so many interpretations ...it should be clear as a bell...if I break the 70mph on the motorway that is it...no interpretations there....never happend in the EYFS 2008 as it may have been longwinded but fairly clear

Italiana · 26/10/2012 14:57

Yes I know the new certificates do not specify numbers...glad you got yours too

looneytune · 26/10/2012 16:18

Italiana - my 'arguing' comment was in response to your post saying Looneytune...no one has the new certificate yet...Ofsted still have to send it to us all (which isn't true and I'd already said I'd had mine), not the rest which I agree is 'debating'.

As for your workshop, I think it's a great idea and am fully aware there will be many more questions, I am unable to attend as I am already at a conference put on by my LA that day so it's not an option. With regards to many questions about this legal document, I do agree. My debating was purely based on the question about the numbers, I was simply saying that I don't feel that it's unclear now we have the factsheet, that's all. I hope it goes well and you get all the answers to the questions you have.

Italiana · 26/10/2012 22:28

Thank you Looneytune I do hope it will be good for those who attend and also hope they go away with their questions answered

I do understand ...c/ms are busy Saturdays so not everyone can attend ...all I am asking is for help in spreading the word in anyway c/ms can in their community or via social media...I would hate it if c/ms missed out simply because I have no way to get the message to everyone

Look forward to getting my certificate too ...for what it is worth!!

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