Last question on this I promise but SEF: How much did you do??

[navyeyelasH]

I have my inspection coming up, there are 3 dates she could come the soonest is the 19th March. I want to do my sef but I'm not prepared to write it all in a hurry for the sake of it. It's supposed to be a reflective tool and I wont use it properly if I write a load of rubbish in it now for the sake of it.

So, how much do you think I should complete to give the inspector a good overview of my setting. I've done up until the outcomes sections and I'm tempted to stop.

WWYD?

Hi I think it depends on the inspector. Some might not mind but my CM friend didn't complete it and she had it as an action on her ofsted report. She wasn't happy!

I would be inclined to stop now, you have worked so so hard and could do with a few nights off, yes?

I mentioned this on another thread (I think it was on MN anyway) but we've recently re-registered our preschool and the inspector who did our registration visit said that as long as you have a piece of paper listing strengths, weaknesses and an action plan for adressing them then you've covered your obligation for self evaluation.

Hope all goes well.

Thanks everyone fingers crossed!

I thought the sef was voluntary - I'll be a bit miffed if I get 'downgraded' due to not filling it in!

CaitlinMeringue - exactly I have been doing it bit by bit but it's mammoth (the parts I answer I typed into word to spell check and it's 12 pages, size 12 font!). I've only been minding for 4 months and TBH my main goals have been to settle the children & parents and ensure I'm working to the statutory framework and fill my vacancies and get the garden ready for spring so we can grow veggies!

I have no objection to doing the SEF but it's meant to be an evolving document that you monitor and change as and when. Not a big hunk of work you get done and then forget about.

Chin up mate; you are demonstrating that your self evaluation is indeed ongoing and evolving

now go and pour yourself a very big glass of wine and pat yourself on the back x x x

can't have to stick all the velcro stuff to the back of the laminated toy labels. The labels have pictures of the toys and the name of the toys is 127 different languages - just in case

PS> only just realised who you are! Did you get given 3 dates for your inspection? I'm trying to guess which one she will come on, is there a pattern?

arf have JUST changed back

no, no call yet so I have inspectionenvy

(I sellotaped all my laminated labels onto the boxes but in English/pics only so you trump me !!)

Navy, youve only been cming 4 months????????????????????/...i thought youd been here ages!!??..youre very worldy wise .....if youve only been doing it 4 months then i wouldnt rush through your sef, email over what you have done so far so she can read thru before she comes, it should shave time off your inspection...i finished mine friday and emailed it monday, started spell checking it myself, but got fed up so just sent it as was LOL, shell think the kids wrote it!..anyway..it took me.......................2 weeks!!...3 days a week approx 4 hours a day!..at the end they ask you if it took 1-2 hours, 3-4 hours, over 4 hours...it didnt have a box for 2 weeks LOL.
Anyway, if you need anything let me know, i have had loads of help from the girls, in particular shoshe and got fab stuff sent from childcare co ordinator so can email it all over iif you want it....oh and mines in 2 days, so bricking it doesnt even come into it LOL.x

good luck PC

Cheers Mate

omg im scared of my sef not even looked at it i dont have any children in eyfs BUT a lady is coming for second visit today with 7 month old so looks good for minding, but that means ill have insoection soon, im studying for a degre in the evenings and think i might be melting my brain!!!!!

argh sef!!! help

anyone on messenger fb who could be my sef buddy!!?

Hayley you don't HAVE to do the sef

I've lost my SEF. The computer saved it and now i can't find it

Hi, I've been minding for 6 months and my inspection is due on the 16th March. I have done part of my SEF (6,500 words!).
I did (setting), (view of those who use the setting), (outcomes for children).
I left the leadership and management, completed the safeguarding.
All the other questions I have put (this has been answered already).
It's a pain to submit the document though as you have to put something in each box and grade yourself on something you've not written yet.
Took me almost 20hrs! and they reckon it should take up to 4hrs

havnt done it dont do it and dont intend to do it... waste of time and not designed for cming anyway.. do own sef with parents and list my changes, actions taken as a result of discussions with parents,, thats bloody well enough and I got a good at Ofsted..

the lady who was downgraded for not doing sef should have kicked back.. its not compulsary so its not in the inspectors gift to issue and action on it..