I agree, but we are all working in individual settings depending on many different factors, with swings and roundabouts for us all. I'm very much in the mould that I do maintenance/removal/replacement immediately and am lucky enough to have 2 maintenance men on call; had I not, this would be reflected in my practice.
It sounds to me that you are a childminder?
If so, although we will all have health and safety in mind, it is very different from managing a setting of 60+ children. Whereas you may make a note of something that is broken and remove for fixing, I have to consider why it broke in the first place - is it up to the rigours of so many children playing with it in a session? - if not, it's thrown away immediately and we buy a more durable toy/piece of equipment.
Ofsted recognise that one hat does not suit all settings and will award accordingly.
If you are worried that you are doing too much, try and trim your paperwork down i.e. Oftsed will expect all toys to be clean - by washing etc, but do you need to put that the dolls have been washed into a notebook?
Why not incorporate this into water play and the children help wash and clean the dolls/ zoo/farm animals etc.
Remember Ofted will not tell you when you are doing too much, they are looking to see if you are covering all the standards - it's up to you, to make sure you are, with your own methods and sometimes we can all do a bit too much for fear of not doing sufficient. When I have i.e. fence panels, and outside drains fixed/cleaned - I don't write this all up - in my policy it may state something such as I will check and maintain annually/or when needed, It's done and the bills/receipts away. Ofsted can see the premises/environment is well maintained because policies and procedures are followed.
You can compare any policy or procedure with friends and other settings, perhaps swap ideas and change or adapt something, but if you are happy in your own methods, then continue. There are no right or wrong ways, just individual methods for individuals and their settings.
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