Q. I’m getting increasingly more requests from outside agencies for reports on children. Often they are very detailed and say they are needed as soon as possible. I want to support children and share information but we’re a small staff team and I’m struggling to find the time to complete these forms and questionnaires. How do others manage this? I’ve heard that some settings have started to charge, but how does that work?
Robert Fox, owner and manager, Happy Bunnies Nursery School
‘I’m the SENDCO at our nursery. I think it would be really helpful if, rather than charging for this, nurseries received more support from professionals in completing forms. Although there needs to be a balance. From a business perspective, getting someone else from outside to come into the setting and do the work for you would be a quick fix. But only the practitioner really knows the child and can write that report from the heart.
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