Children’s Playlink

Annual General Meeting

Wednesday 28th November 2012

12:00pm ~ 2:00pm

Agenda

• Noon, Buffet Lunch

• 12.30pm, Welcome and Apologies

• Minutes of AGM held on 30/11/2011

• Election of Trustees / Officers

• Chair’s Report & Organisational Update

• Financial Report

• Appointment of Auditors (Independent Examiners)

• A facilitated discussion on the Revised EYFS & the

implications of the new Ofsted Inspection Process

• Followed by a pre booked informal briefing at 2pm on the new

CACHE Level 5 Diploma in Leadership

Thank you for your ongoing support and joining

us today, Helen Hodsdon, Board of Trustees

Organisational Update

Key Priority Areas...

1) New home

2) Develop our suite of Training and Development activities

3) Reviewing Membership including refreshing the Toy Library

4) Enhancing Governance

Alongside continuing to offer a range of valued services

including; Inclusive Play opportunities,

Early Intervention, Pay Roll etc

• Financial Report

• Appointment of Auditors...

Burton Sweet Chartered Accountants.

Our Full Financial Report is held by The Charity

Commission and Company’s House

The Early Years Foundation Stage, 2012

The ‘refreshed’ EYFS seeks

to support ALL Children...

Quality and Consistency

A Secure Foundation

Partnership Working

Equality of Opportunity

• Statutory Framework for EYFS,

• Development Matters in the EYFS,

• A Know How Guide – EYFS Progress Check at Two, 2012

www.education.gov.uk.

+ Evaluation Scheme for Inspection of Registered early

Years Provision,

+ Conducting Early Years Inspections,

+ Guide to registration on the Early Years Register: childcare

provider on domestic or non-domestic premises

+ Guide to registration on the Childcare Register, July 2012

www.ofsted.gov.uk.

EYFS Reference Materials to use…

They reflect…

4 Themes & Principles...

... A Unique Child + Positive Relationships + Enabling

Environments = Learning and Development

7 Areas of Learning and Development,

Including 3 Prime Areas (with 8 Aspects) & 4 Specific

(with 9 Aspects)

3 Characteristics of Effective Learning

• Playing & Exploring - engagement

• Active Learning – motivation

• Creating & Thinking Critically - thinking

…are based on the observations of…

achievements, interests & learning styles.

Ongoing formative assessments

& 2 Summative assessment points..

The Progress Check at age two & the EYFS Profile

Both these Checks are statutory and are nationally

monitored by Ofqual to be:

Reliable, Valid and Fair

Assessments in the EYFS…

This should be

manageable

Practitioners must review progress…

• gain parental agreement for the best time to undertake review

• provide parents with a short written summary

• reflect the 3 Prime Areas of development (i.e. the 8 Aspects)

• areas in which child is progressing well & any areas where progress is less

than expected indicating that a child may potentially have a developmental

delay

• future activities & strategies to address any issues or concerns

• secure parental consent to share information if & as necessary

• discuss with parents how summary of development can be used to support

learning at home

• feed into Healthy Child Programme etc

Beyond the Prime Areas it is for Practitioners to decide what the written

summary should include, reflecting the development level &

needs of the individual child e.g. interests, views etc

Progress Check at age two

Ofsted Inspection Judgements… Now 4

Overall Quality and Standards of the Early Years

Provision....

How well the EY provision meets the needs of the

range of Children who attend

The contribution of the EY provision to Children’s

well-being

The leadership and management of the EY

provision.

Observation

(including a paired parallel observation

with a senior staff member)

Examination of Documentation

Direct Discussion & Questioning

Engaging with children, staff & parents.

Inspector’s Judgements are based on

evidence gathered through...

How do you engage & work with parents?

How do you meet the needs of ALL children?

What is your understanding of your legal responsibilities?

How do you ensure suitable persons check & safe recruiting?

How do you monitor and improve quality and performance?

Take full responsibility

How?

Why?

On Inspection day…What might be asked?

What Documents...?

Self Evaluation Form or Similar including any Action Plans

LA Early Years Advisor/Officer’s latest report

Overall staff list with their CRB Numbers, issue dates, date seen & by who

Samples records for Staff ~ qualifications, recruitment, induction, training & CPD

Policies, including Complaints Log

Risk Assessment for Premises & Outings

Sample Registration form for Children

Planning & Assessment for ‘Tracked’ children

Parental Input e.g. analysis of Parent Questionnaire

Any thing else that you feel is supportive

Recommendations will be outlined to

support improvement from Satisfactory to Good

Or Good to Outstanding

Ofsted may issue a notice to improve – in respect of any failure to meet a requirement in the

Statutory Framework Document. If there is a failure to meet requirements in Section 3 a

welfare requirement notice will be issued.

It is an offence for a provider to fail to comply with a welfare requirement notice.

A must is still a must!

Friends are a problem solved…

The friendly team at

Children’s Playlink

are committed to...

Continuing to work with you

to improve communities

by valuing children.

Helen Hodsdon, FCMI Chair of Trustees

28.11.2012