Here is a partnership with parents policy
Our aim is to support parents as their children's first and most important educators by involving them in their children's education and in the full life of the setting. We believe that children benefit most from early years education and care when parents and settings work together in partnership.
This policy is underpinned by:
- Children Act 1989 and 2004
- Data Protection Act 1998
- Every Child Matters Change for Children 2004
- Freedom of Information Act 2000
- Race Relations Act 1976
- Race Relations Amendments Act 2000
- Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) 2008
We inform all parents about how the setting is run and its policies by showing all parents upon registration of their child where the policies are on display. Parents may have a copy of them if they wish.
We invite all parents to visit the setting before their child starts so that we can show them all around the nursery and answer any questions they may have.
A home visit is offered which consists of the child’s keyperson and a member of management visiting the child within their own environment for again the parents to ask any questions and to get to know their child’s keyperson.
Children are also invited in for a trial session of up to 1.5 hours during which parents may also stay if they wish. Parents are able to stay with their children to help them settle if they wish.
We ensure that parents are informed on a regular basis about their child’s progress by ongoing dialogue with parents to improve our knowledge of the needs of their children and to support their families. We place emphasis on the close relationship between Key Persons and Parents/Carers and this involves talking to parents/carers at drop off and pick up to ensure all information is passed between the nursery and home.
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We communicate with parents mainly through e-mail sending individual and group emails advising all parents of the events at nursery along with displaying an A board with up and coming events displayed.
We hold an informative and detailed website with information of the nursery for existing and perspective parents to view. Along with a facebook page which can be viewed showing events the children have been involved in and up and coming events the nursery will be taking part in. Parents are free to view and comment on.
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