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The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) is the most important piece of legislation to hit the early years childcare scene in many years. It is wide reaching and affects all settings who work with children under the age of 6. My website aims to demystify the EYFS and make it accessible to childminders and other early years workers who are struggling to come to terms with the document, or who maybe just need a nudge in the right…

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EYFS Policies and Procedures

EYFS Policies and Procedures Now we are working within the Statutory Requirements and Guidance of the EYFS, a lot of childminders ask me how they should set out their policies and procedures. My answer is that it is up to them! Ofsted do not prescribe a way of doing it, so it really is a matter of personal… Read more

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EYFS observations

EYFS and observations Jane (age 1 year, 3 months) has been having great fun this week putting things in and out of the treasure basket. How do I know she has been having fun? Well, because she has been laughing and singing a little song to herself as she has been playing. A true observation (we are… Read more

Info for new childminders

Info for new childminders Contents Page 1 – Fees advice Page 2 – All about deposits Page 3 – Advertising advice Page 4 – Initial paperwork Page 5 – Attendance registers Page 6 – Supporting parents Page 7 – Registration process in England Page 8 – Registration process in Wales Page 9 - My files and… Read more

EYFS ~ Information you must collect

EYFS ~ Information you must collect Parental responsibility and Legal contact The EYFS states that we must make a record of who has parental responsibility and legal contact with the child. This is the law, it is not optional. You are legally required to ask for these details and should put the questions… Read more

EYFS Learning Journey

EYFS Learning Journey Every child needs their own learning journey if they are working within the EYFS. No exceptions can be made for part timers or children who only come a few hours a week. Their journeys will be shorter. but you still must prove you are observing, assessing and planning within the… Read more

Risk assessments and the EYFS

Risk assessments and the EYFS Contents Page 1 – writing a risk assessment; Page 2 – risk assess your house; Page 3 – risk assess outside; Page 4 – risk assess outings; Page 5 – other risk assessments. I have a number of e-books relating to Risk assessments on my website www.knutsfordchildminding… Read more

EYFS 6 areas of Learning & Development

EYFS 6 areas of Learning & Development 4.4 Areas of learning and development There are 6 areas of learning and development. They are – Personal, social and emotional development (PSED); Communication, language and literacy (CLL); Problem solving, reasoning and numeracy (PSR&N); Knowledge and… Read more

EYFS ~ what is in the pack?

The EYFS ~ what is in the pack? The Statutory Requirements of the EYFS These are the rules – if you do not follow them, you will get an unsatisfactory Ofsted grading. I have talked about how to get a better Ofsted grading in my e-book 18 Guides to EYFS inspections and SEF. The Guidance of the EYFS… Read more

My e-books

My e-books I have written a wide range of e-books to cover many areas of the EYFS and I regularly add new ones to my library. Some childminders tell me that they do not know which to buy to suit their needs so here's a full list. All my e-books have been updated to contain the latest information from… Read more

EYFS and planning

EYFS and planning So, what paperwork do you use? Does it work for you or do you wonder how on earth you are going to fill it in every day? I was speaking to a childminder who has a form that gives her 30 boxes to complete every week and she said she felt overwhelmed struggling to find things to go in… Read more

Useful information

Useful information The following pages are works in progress. They will contain useful information that does not seem to fit anywhere else. 1. Medication and the EYFS / Childcare Register 2. Keeping information on a computer… Read more

Sample weekly planning

Sample weekly planning Notes – · Remember that you do not have to plan an activity to meet each area every day. the key is to show a range of planning through the week; As you will see when you read through the example, some of the planning has been written in advance. and some is following children… Read more

EYFS and Every Child Matters

EYFS and Every Child Matters I have looked at each of the Every Child Matters agenda items in detail in my e-book 26 Every Child Matters. It is available from my website ~ www.knutsfordchildminding.co.uk … Read more

Links to useful places

Links to useful places My other sites My website - for all my e-books and vacancy information My blog - for my witterings about life, childminding and the EYFS. Forums and information for childminders The Childminding Forum - information and support for all childminders Silkysteps - very good resources… Read more

Writing a risk assessment

Writing a risk assessment You must. - Write your risk assessments for every room of the house including places children do not go, outside and outings; - Date your risk assessments; - State on your risk assessments when you are intending to update them; - Make it clear who was involved in writing your… Read more

EYFS - the principles

EYFS - the principles There are 16 principles of the EYFS, which are listed on a poster in the EYFS pack. The Principles into Practice cards give more information about them. The EYFS says that each principle is of equal importance and all the principles need to be securely in place before we start… Read more

Fees advice

Fees advice As a self-employed person, you can set your own fees. There are some important things to consider before you put together a list of what you are going to charge… · The demand for Childminding in your local area. You need to check your local CIS listings to get an idea of local vacancies… Read more

Money stuff

Money stuff Tax deductions Childminders are self employed and responsible for their own tax and national insurance. You are legally obliged to contact the tax office within 3 months of starting to work as a childminder – you can do this by ringing 08459 154515 or using the CWF1 application form available… Read more

Risk assess your house

Risk assess your house Here are some ideas for areas of your house / things that happen in your days when inside, that you might find it useful to risk assess - · Bedrooms / sleep areas; · Computer use and other technology; · Conservatory; · Cooking with children; · COSHH – control of dangerous substances… Read more

Advertising advice

Advertising advice Here are some top tips, collected over the years from various sources, for getting minded children onto your books. If I have used your idea, then thank you! If you would like me to acknowledge you as the source then please contact me - eyfsforchildminders@live.co.uk · Babysitting… Read more

Initial paperwork

Initial paperwork When you take a new child, you must prepare paperwork for them. Each child must have their own set of paperwork, even if they are siblings. They will need. · A contract (if you are using NCMA insurance you should use their contract) / Morton Michel also have a version for their members… Read more

All about deposits

All about deposits There appears to be some confusion among childminders regarding what to do with deposits. You take a deposit to secure a child’s place, but when do you give it back to the parents? The most popular school of thought and the one I was told at my last finance briefing by the Tax Office… Read more

Risk assess outings

Risk assess outings The Eyfs says you must risk assess all types of outings. These might include. · Ball pools at local pubs; · Cafe; · Car or other method of transport eg train, tram, bus etc; · Childminding group; · Church or other group meeting place; · Community centre; · Crèche if you take children… Read more

Day to day expenses

Day to day expenses You can then claim for the day-to-day expenses incurred in running your business from home – this list is not definitive!! · Apron – for use when cooking; · Baby cutlery / crockery if you do not already have that available; · Bark – replaced annually in the children’s play area outside… Read more

Attendance registers

Attendance registers Here are some important notes about attendance registers. o Each child needs their own attendance sheet - not shared for confidentiality; o Use the child's full name; o Date of birth is good practice as this shows at a glance the age of the child at the time. This is in case of… Read more