Full list of available EYFS childminding resources – more than just childminding policies and planning paperwork!

Our Childminding eBooks

•     A practical guide to support toddlers with language development

•     Child Safety in the work place

• Completing your Self-Evaluation Form ebook

• Promoting British Values eBook

• EYFS 2014 – Summary of regulation changes

• SEND Code of Practice – what it means for Childminders

• A practical guide to Expressive Arts & Design – Area of Learning & Development

• A practical guide to Understanding the World – Area of Learning & Development

• A practical guide to Mathematics – Area of Learning & Development

• A practical guide to Literacy – Area of Learning & Development

• A practical guide to Physical Development – Area of Learning & Development

• A practical guide to Communication & Language – Area of Learning & Development

• A practical guide to Personal, Social & Emotional Development – Area of Learning & Development

• EYFS Observation, Assessment & Planning eBook

• Managing behaviour, positive handling & physical intervention eBook

• Undertaking risk assessments eBook

• Marketing your Childminding business eBook

• In introduction to Adult-led and Child-initiated activities eBook

• The whys, whens and hows of recording a child’s starting points eBook

• An introduction to the Characteristics of Effective Learning eBook

• Completing your Self-evaluation form eBook

• “Help – What paperwork do I really need?” eBook

• “EYFS 2012 – What it means for Childminders” eBook

• “What to expect at your next Ofsted Childminding inspection” eBook

• “Progress check at age two – Your questions answered” eBook

Childminding Leadership & Management documents

All updated for EYFS 2014

•   Newsletter template for Childminders     

•  Childminding Assistant Portfolio Summary

• Childminding Assistant Guidance Sheet

•  Nap Record

•  Alternative Care Plan

•   SEND – How I support children with SEN or Disabilities

•  Allergen food chart – Child

• Allergen recipe sheets

• Allergen food chart – dishes

• Letter to parents about Ofsted inspection

•  SEND Local Offer Form

• SEND Individual Child Plan

•  SEND Local Offer Form completion guide

• SEND Local Offer input request to parents

• Early Years Entitlement Factsheet for parents

• Early Years Entitlement Letter to Parents

• Overnight care risk assessment – completed example

• Risk assessment record – exceptional circumstances change in ratio

• Exception from standard ratios letter

• Holiday Planner 2014

• Wow moments – Why record them

• Example – What I’ve been up to today

•  Four week meal planner

• Assistant permission form

• Assistant record

• What I do when not with my Childminder record

• Intimate care record

• Parent terminates contract questionnaire

• Older child’s questionnaire

• Older child’s leaving questionnaire

• Record of Conversation

• Special Star Certificate

• How resource fits with the 5 Every Child matters Outcomes & 4 Themes

• Physical Intervention record

• Complaints record

• Child becomes sick record

• Holiday Planner – 2013

• Childminder holiday dates form

• Childminder changes to holiday dates form

• Parent holiday notification slips

• What I’ve been up to this week! sheets

• My Wow moment! sheets

• Risk Assessment record

• Example Risk Assessment record (completed for your guidance)

• Outings Risk Assessment record

• Childminding times & charges template

• Child record form

• Attendance record (excel)

• Accident or incident record

• Cause for concern record

• Emergency contact list

• Existing injuries record

• Head injury slip

• All about me!

• Achieving my Potential: Self-development plan

• Parent’s questionnaire

• Children’s questionnaire

• Retainer Agreement

• Fridge freezer temperature record

• Long term medication and treatment record

• Short term medication and treatment record

• Visitor record

• Daily diary advice

• What I’ve been up to today! (Daily sheet)

• Additional permissions form

• What to provide for your child sheet

• No smoking sign

• Suggestions for parent welcome pack

• Welcome pack cover

• Portfolio pack cover

• Complaints and Compliments pack cover

• Help sheet for completing your Self Evaluation Form

EYFS 2014

• The Integrated Review – written summary template

• The Integrated Review – Completed summary of the written summary template

• EYFS 2014 Letter to Parents

• Ready for Pre-school Record

• Ready for School Record

• Child-focused activity sheets

• 6-Monthly Progress Record

• L&D Tracker

• Example – Child’s Personal Plan – Lean Circle version

• Learning & Development crib sheets

• Child’s personal plan – lean circle version

• Lean EYFS circle

• Photo observation sheets

• Partnership in Childcare plan

• Child’s Transition record

• A Supportive Partnership plan

• My Starting Points record

• Completed example of our My Starting Points record

•  Progress check at age two – written summary template

• Progress check at age two – written summary template – with section for three COEL

• Completed example of our Progress check at age two – written summary 

• EYFS Learning Journey (containing “All about me!” sheets, EYFS Activities sheets, Observation sheets + more; a growing document for each child). Now includes reference to the three Characteristics of effective learning.

• Completed example of our EYFS Observation, Assessment & Planning Record for a 42 month old child

• Completed example of our EYFS Observation, Assessment & Planning Record for a 10 month old baby

• Completed example of our EYFS Child’s Personal Plan for a 42 month old child

• Completed example of our EYFS Child’s Personal Plan for a 10 month old baby

• EYFS Observation, Assessment & Planning record

• EYFS Child’s Personal Plan

• EYFS Weekly Activity Plans (Excel)

• EYFS Circle

• EYFS Observation sheets

•  7 Areas of Learning & Development

•  17 Early Learning Goals

•  How the 17 Aspects, 17 ELGs and 7 areas of Learning & Development fit

• EYFS Observation, Assessment and Planning pack cover

Policies & Procedure templates (completed for an example childminder, to be tweaked to suit your business)

All updated for EYFS 2014

• Personal Possessions Policy

• Alcohol & Substances policy

• Promoting British Values Policy

• Child’s Allergy Plan

• College student policy

• Allergy policy– updated 9th March ’15

• Whistle blowing policy

• Early Years Entitlement charging policy

• Bad weather policy

• Transition policy

• Jewellery policy

• Baby massage policy

• Safe in the Sun policy

• Nappy changing & intimate care policy

• Settling in policy

• Visitor policy

• Risk assessment policy

• Collection of children policy

• Accidents/Incidents/Emergencies procedure

• Safeguarding children procedure

• ICT (internet) policy

• Mobile phone & Camera policy

• Lost child procedure

• Child not collected procedure

• Fire procedure

• Complaints & Compliments procedure

• EYFS Observation, Assessment and Planning procedure

• Safe & clean toys policy

• Confidentiality policy

• Working in partnership with parents policy

• Sick child policy

• Outings policy

• Outdoor play policy

• Promoting good health policy

• Special educational needs policy

• Promoting good behaviour policy

• Positive handling & Physical intervention policy

• Play, exploration and active learning policy

• Equal Opportunities policy

• Bathroom policy

• Sleeping policy

• Pet policy

• Overnight care policy

• Fees policy (with non-payment procedure)

Finances

All updated for EYFS 2014

• Pay slip creator

• Sample invoice with EYE hours

• Receipts

• Invoice summary (Excel)

• Income, Expenses and Invoice summary workbook (Excel)

• Retainer receipt

• Income & Expenditure Estimator

• Income & Expenditure Estimator instructions

Activities

All updated for EYFS 2014

• Easter Activity suggestions

• Christmas Activity suggestions

• Nursery Rhyme activities

• Zip-bag gloop

• Dot-to-dot-style cards

• Sentence play cards

• House name tags

• Outdoor sounds bingo cards

•  Emotions cards

•  Our house rules!