PARENTS AREA

PARENTS

PARTNERSHIP WITH PARENTS

We aim to give parents/carers the opportunity to actively participate as partners in policy and procedures, decision making and planning. We will do this through:

PROVING A WELCOMING SETTING WHERE

Parents are greeted by practitioners

Parents and practitioners regularly exchange information on their child

We display photos of staff, children and activities

We display children’s work and encourage parents to recognise the relevance of it

Policies & Procedures

COMMUNICATION IS VITAL

WE:

Encourage parents to review their child’s learning through looking at their online profile (evidence me )
Informal discussions between parent and practitioner on child’s interests and ways to support their development
Write up daily activities on the white boards
Display planned activities for the week on the parent’s notice board
Provide Daily Diary books/sheet for some of the age brackets, this is a regular exchange of information between all carers of the child.
Encourage the use of the comments and complaints box

PARENTS AS EDUCATORS / LEARNERS

WE AIM

For parents to work alongside key workers in supporting and extending a child’s learning and development

For parents to participate in policy and decision making, through discussions and the comments and complaints box

To give parents information and ideas on how to support their child at home. For example, how to make a treasure box.

For observations to be shared between home and nursery

To offer opportunity for practitioner and parental liaison

To regularly change and update the parent’s notice board. Provide handouts on activities to do at home, relevant articles from magazines and current issues.

The benefits are greatest when practitioners and families work in respectful partnership to develop ways to support children both at home and in the setting. Working together ensures a good understanding of a child’s needs, leading to appropriate provision within the setting and the possibility of supporting learning in the home

Birth to 5 Matters is published by Early Education on behalf of the Early Years Coalition

EVIDENCE ME APP

Evidence Me allows us to share what your child is doing in Nursery.

With Parent Share in Evidence Me you will be able to:

View reports (complete with photos) via the app or web suite, showing you what your child has been learning and the new skills they are developing.
Send us your comments and feedback by simply adding them to the reports which will help our staff to support your child more effectively in the classroom.
Upload things that your child has done outside of school that you think the teacher would like to see.
Let the school know when you have arrived to pick up your child using the app.

Please visit http://help.evidence.me/parent-share/help-for-parents/ for further information and guidance.