after school care programming

[Kaz]

haha sounds like a heap of fun

[Kaz]

So true So glad I am not alone in JUST starting out lol
Now to plan my FIRST WEEK lol arrrgggghhhhh lol

[kristyl74]

ive been doing it for years - but this eylf has made me feel like im starting all over again. Im not an overly confident person it is and I guess its all about believing in myself .... Goodluck to you )

[tiny_tots]

Hi all

I was feeling really confident at the beginning of this year with the EYLF (we have been doing it for over a year already) but now I am starting to stress a little but worrying that I'm not going to pass accreditation because im not meeting all the areas or something simple like that...is anyone else feeling the same pressure?

[kristyl74]

everyday (

[Kaz]

I am only starting in the ASC area but yeah it feels a lil stressful all round :/

[oziwi]

Hi Kristy & FlorryI
We have a very large service and we have a program that has a variety of activities that are usually based on the kids interest or a calendar event. We love taking photos and the kids love taking photos as well. Like you Kristy it helps with making documentation easy and the kids love to use the laptop to write up their story about what they were doing. Some very interesting stories come from that... I like your idea of a reflection diary, I usually write some notes down on a scrap piece of paper and hope I can find it later. I have thought about using a dictaphone or even my mobile just so I can give my conversation with the kids justice.

[kristyl74]

Hi Oziwi

Omg I am on your wave length.. I bought a little dictaphone so I could quickly blurb a few things rather than write it, because (a) my writing is shocking (b) its quicker to listen to it at night then type it out.. (lightbulb moment) so I might bring this out again today lol.. We are licenced for 52 so being a large service how do you cope??? I thought 52 was bad enough eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeekk.. I would have to lug my laptop in everyday for them to use as we are a hired centre so set up and pack away everyday which means restricted to space - frustrates me no end.... Do you aim to do a certain amount of individual obs per day, or group obs etc.. I just love talking to other centres to get ideas and compare and generally help (and sometimes vent) )

[oziwi]

I too am feeling a bit stressed especially with the high turn over of staff and quizzing them on their knowledge about MTOP and the NQF, NQS etc.... ochre cards (blue card=)
By the way since the begining of term our service has had a daily attendance of 140+ We only have after school care

[kristyl74]

holey moley!!! 140 under the one roof?????? Wow!!! My little 52 for before and after should be a walk in the park compared to that :/

[oziwi]

At the moment we do individual and group obs. I've heard that ooshc services didn't have to do obs, but we do it any way. Every week we have team meetings and do our evaluations, from our obs. We plan our programs, discuss our QIP and everything else that needs to be discussed. Some days are better than others, and some days you wonder where that 3 hrs went to cause your either deep in discussion with a bunch of kids or theres a new activity that EVERYONE wants to do. I know it sounds like we have a lot but it's only at the beginning and end do you realise how many kids there are. With such a big service comes a lot of space, and I have to say our school is really good at allowing us to use rooms when we need them. I suppose we're pretty lucky

[Deahnn86]

Hi there

Just wondering if i could get some help on doing an OSHC program. How the layout should be, do i do child observations ect. Im finding it hard as all the children want to do after school is watch tv play the wii or computer games, there not really interested in arts and craft even if i do plan for it. I seem to do lots of planning but the kids arnt interested.

[oziwi]

Hi Deahnn
I know its hard to pull kids away from the box but turn it off and only have it on specific days. Why don't you start the craft off and tell the kids you need their help to finish it off. It's amazing for me when I get 12 yr olds come over and want to do what your doing. Today I got asked to play tip with some year 5 and 6 students and I said only if the younger ones could play too, they had no problem with that. I think its more about joining in and showing them that play no matter how old you are matters.

[hua052011]

Hi,

Thanks very much for this comment. It help me to think about my ideals.

Tks again and pls keep posting.

[Lorina]

Hey Everyone,

Just wanted to let you know that I uploaded the Curriculum Plan screenshots for OOSH centres yesterday. Click on the link if you haven't checked it out already...

Link: http://www.aussiechildcarenetwork.com/c ... html#p4897

Cheers ,
L.A

[mtevelynps]

Hi,
Just wanted to say a BIG thankyou for the OSH programming templates!! I have been driving myslef crazy trying to think how this was going to get done. These will come in very handy & i can adapt them to fit our service. It will hopefully make my life much easier.

I am sure that others will get a lot of help from these as well!!

[hua052011]

Hi

I found that a member asked same question in this forum some months ago.

Pls use search box to find this questions with comments

[rosedelamer]

Hi
I am after some templates for portfolios of before and after school care

[Lorina]

Hi
I am after some templates for portfolios of before and after school care

Hi Rose,

In regards to before and after school care templates, the templates we have available can be edited within the MS Word format to accommodate your needs. Most of the templates have a focus on early childhood services however, we have provided the MS Word format, editable version so you can also edit the EYLF for MTOP. Also, since EYLF and MTOP and very similar most of our templates can be used within a before and after school care setting.

,
Lorina

[Lorina]

Just wanted to add that you can choose any of the templates to put together to create your portfolio.

Here is another portfolio template set for OOSH services as well:

My Yearbook

Hope this helps!

,
Lorina