Orchard Nursery School
Policy on Partnership with Parents
Orchard Nursery School recognizes that
working in partnership with parents is of great value and importance to the Nursery
in enabling it to provide a happy, caring and stable environment for children
in our care.
Aims
We aim to form a good relationship with
parents so that information regarding their children’s activities and progress
can be exchanged easily and comfortably by Nursery staff and parents.
Objectives
The
Objectives below show ways in which we will try to achieve a strong working
partnership with parents:
1.
To ensure
that Staff are always available for
discussion with parents. Arrangements can be made for more private discussions
at agreed times.
2.
To keep information
provided by parents about their children confidential and treated on a strict
need to know basis. It is removed from Nursery at the end of each session.
3.
To ensure
that Staff are discreet and treat details of children’s activities private
outside the Nursery
4.
To provide parents
with Information regarding the children's activities on a daily basis either by
verbal communication, letters, displays, photograph slide shows or in the
child's own Daily Diary
5.
To display Activity
plans in the nursery for parents to view.
6.
To issue Regular
newsletters to keep parents up to date with information about the nursery.
7.
To ensure
that if we have any concerns about a child's well being during the day every
effort will be made to contact the parents or their emergency contact.
8.
To encourage parents
to send in objects from home that the children are interested in. They are also encouraged to comment in the
daily Diaries.
9.
To request
parents to keep us informed of any changes to personal circumstances which may
have an effect upon a child, e.g. change of address, telephone number, doctor,
emergency contact.
10. To request Parents are also keep us
informed of any circumstances which could have an effect on a child's emotional
well being, e.g. bereavement, separation or illness in the family.
11. To provide a Family Time session for
parents and children.
Information for parents.
·
Parents guide. This Booklet is
given to parents when their child starts covering the following topics.
What will my child
be doing at Nursery?
Daily Diary, Book
bags, Clothing, Comforters.
The Foundation
Stage.
Contact Numbers.
Playing to Learn,
Learning to play.
Behaviour Policy.
Collecting your
child.
Common diseases.
Complaints procedure
and Assessment
Car parking and Safety.
- Prospectus a more formal outline about the Nursery
- Parents
Guide
- Newsletters
- Daily Diary outline children’s activity and
achievement
- Information
Notice board
- Report
- Open events
- Parents
Evening
- Concerts
Parents are asked to sign
consent forms for
Medical and accident
treatment
Administering medicines
Passing on records to
school
Taking photographs,
videos visual recordings of any type.
Taking the children on local walks
They will be asked to sign forms for trips when necessary.
Volunteers and Supply Staff
All new staff and regular volunteers are given a staff handbook covering details of the session and policies. List of content below.
Aims and objectives
Session times
Operational Plan
First aid and medication
Fire drill and emergency evacuation
If a child is lost
Failure to collect a child
Hand washing and hygiene
Body fluid spills
Vulnerable children
Pregnancy and staff
Partnership with Parents Policy
Contingency arrangements for staff illness
Child protection procedure and child abuse
Complaints of abuse against staff
Behaviour policy
Poisonous plants
Complaints procedure
Exchanging Information
The following are used to exchange information
Reports
Daily dairy
Notice boards
Open events
Parents Evening
Concerts
General time to talk when children are picked up and dropped off at sessions.
Parental access to records
and Policies.
Parents are informed of the records kept in the Parents Guide and can access their own child’s records at a convenient time with staff. A list of policies are that are available to Parents are shown on the notice board. (All Policies are available). The parents are all given a copy of the Play Policy.
Please see with
this policy
Parents Guide
Prospectus
Review September
2005
AJH 2003
Reviewed September
2005
Reviewed September
2006