PARENTS
PARTNERSHIP WITH PARENTS
At Total Tots, we recognise the vital role parents and carers play in their child’s early development. We aim to provide opportunities for parents to actively participate as partners in our policies, procedures, decision-making, and planning. We achieve this through creating a welcoming, supportive, and inclusive environment where parents feel valued and informed.
Providing a welcoming setting where
Parents are warmly greeted by practitioners and feel comfortable engaging with the nursery team.
Parents and practitioners regularly exchange information about their child’s learning, development, and well-being.
Photos of staff, children, and daily activities are displayed to help parents feel connected to the nursery community.
Children’s work is showcased through a collection of photos and creative displays around the nursery rooms, as well as via our parent apps, encouraging parents to recognise and celebrate their child’s achievements and progress.
By fostering strong partnerships with parents, we ensure a consistent, collaborative approach that supports each child’s learning journey and helps them reach their full potential.
PARENTS AS EDUCATORS / LEARNERS
At Total Tots, we recognise that parents are a child’s first and most important educators. We aim to create strong partnerships between parents and our key workers to support and extend each child’s learning and development both at nursery and at home.
Our goals include:
Encouraging parents to actively participate alongside key workers in supporting their child’s development.
Involving parents in policy making and decision-making through discussions and feedback, including our annual feedback survey.
Providing parents with practical ideas and guidance to support learning at home, such as activities like creating a treasure box or simple educational games.
Sharing observations between home and nursery to ensure a consistent and personalised approach to each child’s development.
Offering regular opportunities for practitioner-parent liaison, fostering open communication and collaboration. Through drop in sessions, stay and play sessions and parent evenings.
Keeping parents informed through an updated notice board, handouts on activities to do at home, relevant articles from magazines, and information on current issues affecting early years education.
By working closely with families, we aim to create a seamless learning environment where children can thrive, supported by both home and nursery.
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.
PARENTA PARENT APP
Lancashire Family Hubs Network link - https://lancashire.gov.uk/children-education-families/family-hubs/
How to Access the Parent App, Parent Portal
Our easy-to-use parent app is available to download on both Android and iOS devices. To download, simply type ‘Parenta’ into the Google Play or Apple App Store to find it.
Real-Time Updates
Parents receive instant notifications with any update we provide on your child’s routines, such as sleep, meals, toileting, accidents, incident acknowledgement, etc and throughout the day.
Track Nursery Finances in the App
Account balance and invoice breakdown with downloadable invoices and payment receipts can be accessed within the app, even when we’re closed.
Sessions
A calendar view of past, present and future booked sessions can be viewed in one handy place.
Contact us tab - for quick and effective sharing of information between you and the nursery.
