Working together
Parents are a child’s first educators.
The nursery exists to support the essential work parents and carers already do at home — through open information-sharing, regular conversations and real involvement in each child’s learning journey.
Working together
What every family can expect.
The nursery will help parents and carers by making sure they are:
- Aware of the nursery’s policies and procedures
- Regularly informed about their child’s progress through consultation days
- Involved in shared child record keeping, either formally or informally
- Fully informed about meetings and workshops planned in the nursery
- Welcome to provide any kind of contribution
- Aware of the systems for registering queries, complaints, or suggestions
- Aware of opportunities to learn about the nursery curriculum and about children’s learning, both in the nursery and how they can share learning at home
Resources
Guidance for parents.
These are external pamphlets, included here for convenience and information. The nursery does not receive any endorsement or gain from these publications.
| View | Understanding the Tax Free Childcare account |
| View | Introduction to Tax Free Childcare |
| View | Information on reducing risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrone (SIDS) |
| View | Use the guide to get a balance of healthier and sustainable food |
| View | Early Years food choking hazards - Food Standards Agency |
| View | Baby care Routine - Sleep and Napping |
| View | Helpful weaning guidance |
| View | Safer Sleep in our nursery |
| View | Safer Sleep Awareness - a Guide for Early Years Providers. We recommend parents to read this too. |
Information sharing
A full exchange of information.
The nursery encourages parents and carers to be involved in the development of their child through a full exchange of information. Parents and carers have access to all information about their child held by the nursery, subject to the safeguarding of all children.
Our staff understand the importance of, and are aware of the need to keep, privacy and confidentiality between parents/carers and the nursery.
Children’s work and photos taken while participating in activities are displayed and shared with parents and carers, and all children have an individual learning journey. Any such photos are safeguarded — see the safeguarding addendum document.
Child collection
Only named individuals.
Children will only be released from our care to individuals named by the parents and carers. The nursery further enforces this by recording and communicating any changes and informing the relevant staff members.
How we work with parents
Staying connected, every day.
Staff work alongside parents and carers as partners and provide support at all times, in the following ways.
Parent/Carer Consultations
Held to discuss the child’s progress and any concerns.
Tapestry Progress Reports
Completed by the child’s key person and work on children’s next steps.
Children Transition Reports
Given when leaving to attend school/nursery school, showing progress in line with the EYFS statutory framework. Reports are kept confidential and parents’ signatures are obtained before sending a child’s report to school.
Appointments
Available for parents and carers to express any concerns about their child. Further meetings will be held until any concern has been dealt with.
Observation
Staff observe all children using Tapestry alongside parents/guardians, in conjunction with the SEN Code of Practice. If a concern is highlighted, parents/carers are informed.
Daily Feedback
Each parent or carer is given verbal feedback each day on collection of their child.
Any questions?
We’re happy to talk it through.
If anything here raises a question about your own child, get in touch and we’ll pick it up directly.