Policy Statements on Parents/Carers as Partners

Rationale

We are committed to working in partnership with parents/carers and see this as essential to developing a nursery which serves children families and the wider local community.

Strategies

We will achieve our aim of working effectively with parents by:

· Consulting with and seeking guidance from parents/carers when planning and implementing child care practices. We will ensure this information is accessible to all parents,

· Providing parents/carers with opportunities to work with their children alongside key staff in the nursery.

· Ensuring that parents/carers have the opportunity to review their children's progress and help set future realistic plans for their child on regular basis with nursery staff.

· Ensuring that parents/carers are kept informed about updates to the policies, procedures and guidelines of the nursery.

· Offering parents/carers the opportunity to play a part in curriculum activities, festivals and all nursery events. For example planning evenings, passport update evenings, and Christmas parties.

· We run a funding raising group called F.O.O.N which is made up of parents and staff, to help raise funds for new equipment, resources ect..

· Ensuring that parents/carers can meet with staff and other parents/carers to discuss relevant issues and concerns.

· All parents/carers will be welcome to visit the nursery.

· Parents will have access to their child's records and will be consulted in respect to the care given.

· A suggestion system will be put into operation.

· Providing daily event diaries for children under 3 years.

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