Working in partnership with parents to make sure that the settling-in process is successful and individual to each child;
Talking to parents about what interests their child at home and using that in our planning;
Encouraging discussions about a range of emotions;
Using a wide range of ‘real’ and open-ended resources such as real cutlery and utensils in the home corner and drainpipes outside – these promote deeper levels of play than plastic items;
Asking ourselves everyday ‘is it shiny?’ – meaning does Bertie’s look inviting, attractive and exciting for each child at every session so that they’ll be inspired to explore, create and investigate?
As a staff team, screening every child’s levels of well-being and involvement three times a year. If we have concerns about any child we are committed to discussing this with parents;
Asking parents to let us know if anything happens in a child’s home life that might affect their well-being.