I was looking for something in the cupboard which holds all the boxes I haven’t opened even though we have been here for over a year! I came across the child minders folders. They are not very well done, if I’m honest she did look after dinky really well and the daily contact book was always filled out nicely, it seems her early years folder was not high on the agenda- to me that is fair enough.
There are loads of pictures and sheets every now and again with next steps on. However she did do the whole EYFS (early years foundation stage) review at 4 years and 4 months (52 months)- Just as Dinky was finishing playgroup and was going to school in the September. A lot of the development stuff should be achieved between 30-50 months, so anything outstanding is technically behind.
What I did find interesting were the things that were behind…
All of the things listed are things she SHOULD have been able to do by 50 months * indicates things that should have been achieved by 36 months but were still not completed at 52 months
PSED – Personal social and emotional development
Self-care |
*Seeks to do things for themselves, knowing that an adult is close by ready to support if needed |
Demonstrates a sense of pride in own achievement |
Self-confidence and self esteem |
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Has a sense of personal identity |
Making relationships |
Forms friendships with other children |
Demonstrates flexibility and adapts their behaviour to different events, social situations and changes in routine |
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CLL- Communication, Language and literacy
Language for communication |
Uses intonation, rhythm and phrasing to make their meaning clear to others |
Question why things happen and give explanations |
Begins to experiment with language describing possessions |
Builds up a vocabulary that reflects the breadth of their experiences |
Begins to use more complicated sentences |
Uses widening range of words to express or elaborate on ideas. |
Language for thinking |
Talks activities through, reflecting on and modifying what they are doing |
Linking sounds and letters |
*Shows interest in play with sounds, songs and rhymes |
Shows awareness of rhyme and alliteration |
Recognise rhythm in spoken words |
Reading |
Begins to be aware of the way stories are structured |
Suggests how the story might end |
Shows interest in illustrations and print in books and print in the environment |
Knows information can be relayed in the form of print |
Understands the concept of a word |
Handwriting |
Uses one handed tools and equipment |
Manipulates objects with increasing control |
PD- Physical development
Movement and space |
*Gradually gains control of their whole body and becomes aware of how to negotiate the space and objects around them |
*Combines and repeats a range of movements |
Health and bodily awareness |
*communicates their needs for things such as food drinks and when they are uncomfortable |
*shows emerging autonomy in self care |
Shows awareness of own needs with regard to eating sleeping and hygiene |
Often needs adult support to meet those needs |
Shows awareness of a range of healthy practices with regard to eating, sleeping, and hygiene |
Using equipment and materials |
*Balances blocks to create simple structures |
*Shows increasing control over clothing and fastenings |
Shows increasing control in holding and using hammers, books, beaters, and mark making tools |
Engages in activities requiring hand eye co-ordination |
Uses one handed tools and equipment |
Demonstrates increasing skill and control in the use of mark-making implements, blocks, construction sets, and small world activities. |
Understands that equipment and tools have to be used safely |
PSRN- Problem solving, reasoning and Numeracy
Numbers for labels and for counting |
*Creates and experiments with symbols and marks |
Calculating |
*Begin to make comparisons between quantities |
Separates a group of three or four objects in different ways, beginning to recognise that the total is still the same |
Shape, space and measures |
*Notices simple shapes and patterns in pictures |
*Begins to categorise objects according to properties such as shape or size |
Shows awareness of similarities in shapes in the environment |
Is beginning to understand “bigger than” and “enough” |
Uses shapes appropriately for tasks |
Begins to talk about the shapes of everyday things |
KUW- Knowledge of the world
Exploration & investigation |
*Uses others as sources of information and learning |
Shows understanding of cause/effect relations |
Designing and making |
Begins to try out a range of tools and techniques safely |
ICT |
Knows how to operate simple equipment |
Completes a single program on a computer |
Time |
*Recognises some special times in their lives and the lives of others |
Develops an understanding of growth, decay and changes over time |
Observations about interactions:
05.06.11 (3yrs 4mo) – Dinky has always enjoyed playing along-side others.
13.06.11 (3yrs 4mo)- Dinky is keen to tell tale if someone is being unsafe she doesn’t always do the safe thing for herself
25.08.11 (3yrs 6mo)- Dinky talks about P (her cousin) she calls her, her sister.
09.09.11 (3yrs 7mo)- Dinky chatted alongside J using the Balamory toy
11.10.11 (3yrs 8 mo)- Dinky told the others what to do with the dolls and horses she said she had seen the horses doing this when out with mummy.
27.06.12 (4yrs 4mo)- Dinky understands that others need their own space and she will move her toys over sometimes to allow others to play alongside her.
Some stuff screams ASD some screams PDA, but it wasn’t picked up, and to be honest I got the folders when were in the hostel so they got looked at, but nothing sank in as I was not exactly in a place to look at it properly. I thought if there was a problem someone would have told me.
Due to the way things ended with her first school, I haven’t got a copy of her playgroup or school learning journal, all I have is a bunch of lies from the new school saying she was pretty much on target apart from socially and then I found that wasn’t the case in October of year 1.
This is all coming with me to the assessment on the 16th, which is now 12 days away.
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I got a call from the CDC today, from the doctor who will be doing the assessment on Dinky. She said I need to take Dinky with me and that they want to do more observations as part of the assessment, I didn’t even think to ask her if this was part of the ADOS as I know full well the ADOS (autism diagnostic observation scale) is male orientated and is only designed to pick up on the more typical ASD presentations, it is not PDA specific. So I will be taking guidance on not focusing purely on the ADOS and lots of other PDA and female studies in relation to diagnosis and that it is often missed or misdiagnosed.
Should be really interesting having Dinky there for a 1.5 hour appointment! I can see her seeing the true Dinky at this! I doubt Dinky will engage at all (and I wont help matters by dropping all PDA parenting strategies in favour of the stupid NT ones for the morning of the appointment!).
I also got a call from the children’s services team, we have been allocated another worker while the respite request goes in, she is going to phone tomorrow and arrange another home visit to meet us both. Should be fun! Dinky has kicked out the last few people that have come to the house!
Dinky is still not sleeping well, but today I picked up the melatonin, and she actually took it! We shall see! So I have some herbal sleeping tablets to help me get to sleep early tonight as I know I will be overtired and therefore not sleep and then she would have had a great night and I would still be Red bull’s no 1 customer!
The statement team haven’t got back to me at all. However I did give them until the 20th for the statement so they can put PDA in properly and take out anything which says EBD… if they don’t I will take them to tribunal and wipe the floor with them!
That’s what we are just about to do….. Wipe the floor with the LA! We’ve had a solicitor look over the statement with no provision and she has pulled it to bits!!! So we are off to appeal, taking our solicitor with us. I’m too exhausted emotionally to try and do it myself.
Good luck! It is about time your lad got the provision he needs!
I totally get why you are exhausted emotionally x