Statement of intent
We want
children to feel safe, stimulated and happy in the Playgroup and to feel
secure and comfortable with staff. We also want parents to have confidence
in both their children's well being and their role as active partners with
the Playgroup.
Aim
We aim
to make the Playgroup a welcome place where children settle quickly and
easily because consideration has been given to the individual needs and
circumstances of children and their families.
Methods
·
Before a child
starts to attend the Playgroup, we use a variety of ways to provide
his/her parents with information. These include written information
(including our prospectus and policies), displays about Playgroup
activities, information days and evenings and individual meetings
with parents.
·
During the
half-term before a child is enrolled, we provide opportunities for the
child and his/her parents to visit the Playgroup.
·
We offer a
home visit by the person who will be the child's key person, to ensure all
relevant information about the child can be made known.
·
When a child
starts to attend, we work with his/her parents to decide on the best way
to help the child to settle into the Playgroup.
·
We allocate a
key person to each child and his/her family, before she/he starts to
attend; the key person welcomes and looks after the child and his/her
parents at the child's first session.
·
We use
pre-start visits and the first session at which a child attends to explain
and complete with his/her parents the child's registration records.
·
Within the
first four weeks of starting we discuss and work with the child's parents
to create their child's record of achievement.
This policy was adopted
at a meeting of Easington Playgroup |