Settling In

Settling in at F1 Nursery

We want all of the children we teach to be happy during their time at our nursery school.  We are keen to get to know you and your child and understand that your child.  With this in mind every child will be offered a transition visit during which your child will have chance to play in our nursery and for you both to meet your child’s key worker and the other members of the nursery team.  This will give you chance to explain all about your child, the things that they like to do, anything that might upset them and other important information.

It is important to be positive about your child’s first day, talk about how exciting it will be and remind them of the things that they enjoyed during their visit; please be mindful of talking about how worried you might be in front of them so that they don’t pick up on your adult anxieties.  Let them go to the shop to buy their new uniform so that they are involved in getting ready. 

Once they start we encourage children to start the day with a kiss and a cuddle at the door before making their own way into nursery to hang up their coat and find their name card.  Our staff will be there to greet them and help develop their independence skills by showing them where their own peg is and how to hang up their coat.  It is wonderful every year to see how quickly children get into this routine.  This creates a calm atmosphere in the nursery that helps children get straight to the job of playing and learning.

If your child is upset we will ask you to give them a big kiss and say goodbye and then we will support them by using Thrive Inc. techniques that focus on soothing them by acknowledging how they be feeling and staying alongside them so that they feel safe and secure until they are ready to move into explore by themselves.  Don’t worry if this takes a few days for your child to get used to coming into nursery, remember it is the first time in their short life that they have been to nursery.  If your child finds it difficult to settle we will perhaps suggest a transition object from home or take a photograph of you for them to keep with this in the nursery as well as many other ideas that we will discuss with you first.

When you collect your child they will be in their family group and you will have a chance to talk to your key person about how your child has settled during the session.  It helps your child if your arrive on time to collect them as they don’t see all the other parents and start to wonder where their parent is which can cause them to be upset.

We will keep you informed of their progress and what they have been playing daily as well as posting photographs on facebook so that you can see what they have been learning about. 

Shortly after your child starts with us you will receive an observation of your child that will help you to see what they have been doing in nursery, this will be closely followed by a parent meeting with your child’s key person and again the following term.  Throughout the school year we have Parent Stay and Play Days where you will be able to join your child to play in the nursery and learn some ways you can support your child at home and to see how happy and settled your child is in our setting.

Settling in at 2-3's

Leaving your child in new surroundings for the first time can be a difficult experience for parents/carers and children alike. We find it helps if parents/carers visit with their child as many times as possible before they begin. Visits give you and your child time to familiarise yourselves with the routine, surroundings and the staff at the centre. The staff will also be able to find out all about your child and his/her individual needs.

These visits need to be pre-arranged to avoid more than one visit at a time. Parents/carers must stay in the Children’s Centre at all times during the visit. To make arrangements for a visit, please contact our daycare manager Katrina. You are not charged for these visits.

Relationships

We operate a key person system, so children will be able to form close relationships with one member of staff and become part of a little group of similar aged children. On the whole, this person will take responsibility for the child’s diary and learning journey and generally be there for the whole family.

There will always be a 2-3's Leader or Lead Early Years Practitioner in 2-3's every day who will be available to discuss issues or concerns, but we hope our families feel comfortable to communicate and build a close relationship with their key person.

Security

We will only release children to known adults listed on the admission form, so please make certain we know if someone different is coming to collect your child. We use passwords in this event for security reasons. The 2-3's door is fitted with an electronic security device so access can only be granted by a member of staff.

Important Information

When your child starts, you will need to bring a spare set of clothes with your child in case of accidents. We like to ensure that the children get plenty of fresh air throughout the day, so appropriate outdoor clothing is essential. Please ensure that clothes are clearly labelled. You will also need to provide a named pair of wellies with a peg to clip them together. These will be kept in our welly garage for outdoor play. In the summer, children will require sun hats and sun cream. Bags must be handed to staff as we do not allow bags on coat pegs.

Sleep and Rest

Staff will discuss each child’s sleep pattern with parents/carers and record relevant information. Children will be allowed to sleep/rest according to their own needs in an appropriate place and with the appropriate comforter, if required. Staff will only consider waking up a child if they are concerned about the child’s wellbeing. Children are monitored during sleep every 15 minutes. This is undertaken by staff within the 2-3's Room.

Changing Nappies and Toilet Training

Nappies are not provided so parents/carers will need to ensure that they supply these in their child's bag. If nappies are not supplied, a fee of 50p per nappy will be chargeable. If your child has allergies please make sure that staff are aware of this.

Staff will work with parents to toilet train children to ensure consistency between home and 2-3's.

Settling In

Settling in at F1 Nursery

We want all of the children we teach to be happy during their time at our nursery school.  We are keen to get to know you and your child and understand that your child.  With this in mind every child will be offered a transition visit during which your child will have chance to play in our nursery and for you both to meet your child’s key worker and the other members of the nursery team.  This will give you chance to explain all about your child, the things that they like to do, anything that might upset them and other important information.

It is important to be positive about your child’s first day, talk about how exciting it will be and remind them of the things that they enjoyed during their visit; please be mindful of talking about how worried you might be in front of them so that they don’t pick up on your adult anxieties.  Let them go to the shop to buy their new uniform so that they are involved in getting ready. 

Once they start we encourage children to start the day with a kiss and a cuddle at the door before making their own way into nursery to hang up their coat and find their name card.  Our staff will be there to greet them and help develop their independence skills by showing them where their own peg is and how to hang up their coat.  It is wonderful every year to see how quickly children get into this routine.  This creates a calm atmosphere in the nursery that helps children get straight to the job of playing and learning.

If your child is upset we will ask you to give them a big kiss and say goodbye and then we will support them by using Thrive Inc. techniques that focus on soothing them by acknowledging how they be feeling and staying alongside them so that they feel safe and secure until they are ready to move into explore by themselves.  Don’t worry if this takes a few days for your child to get used to coming into nursery, remember it is the first time in their short life that they have been to nursery.  If your child finds it difficult to settle we will perhaps suggest a transition object from home or take a photograph of you for them to keep with this in the nursery as well as many other ideas that we will discuss with you first.

When you collect your child they will be in their family group and you will have a chance to talk to your key person about how your child has settled during the session.  It helps your child if your arrive on time to collect them as they don’t see all the other parents and start to wonder where their parent is which can cause them to be upset.

We will keep you informed of their progress and what they have been playing daily as well as posting photographs on facebook so that you can see what they have been learning about. 

Shortly after your child starts with us you will receive an observation of your child that will help you to see what they have been doing in nursery, this will be closely followed by a parent meeting with your child’s key person and again the following term.  Throughout the school year we have Parent Stay and Play Days where you will be able to join your child to play in the nursery and learn some ways you can support your child at home and to see how happy and settled your child is in our setting.

Settling in at 2-3's

Leaving your child in new surroundings for the first time can be a difficult experience for parents/carers and children alike. We find it helps if parents/carers visit with their child as many times as possible before they begin. Visits give you and your child time to familiarise yourselves with the routine, surroundings and the staff at the centre. The staff will also be able to find out all about your child and his/her individual needs.

These visits need to be pre-arranged to avoid more than one visit at a time. Parents/carers must stay in the Children’s Centre at all times during the visit. To make arrangements for a visit, please contact our daycare manager Katrina. You are not charged for these visits.

Relationships

We operate a key person system, so children will be able to form close relationships with one member of staff and become part of a little group of similar aged children. On the whole, this person will take responsibility for the child’s diary and learning journey and generally be there for the whole family.

There will always be a 2-3's Leader or Lead Early Years Practitioner in 2-3's every day who will be available to discuss issues or concerns, but we hope our families feel comfortable to communicate and build a close relationship with their key person.

Security

We will only release children to known adults listed on the admission form, so please make certain we know if someone different is coming to collect your child. We use passwords in this event for security reasons. The 2-3's door is fitted with an electronic security device so access can only be granted by a member of staff.

Important Information

When your child starts, you will need to bring a spare set of clothes with your child in case of accidents. We like to ensure that the children get plenty of fresh air throughout the day, so appropriate outdoor clothing is essential. Please ensure that clothes are clearly labelled. You will also need to provide a named pair of wellies with a peg to clip them together. These will be kept in our welly garage for outdoor play. In the summer, children will require sun hats and sun cream. Bags must be handed to staff as we do not allow bags on coat pegs.

Sleep and Rest

Staff will discuss each child’s sleep pattern with parents/carers and record relevant information. Children will be allowed to sleep/rest according to their own needs in an appropriate place and with the appropriate comforter, if required. Staff will only consider waking up a child if they are concerned about the child’s wellbeing. Children are monitored during sleep every 15 minutes. This is undertaken by staff within the 2-3's Room.

Changing Nappies and Toilet Training

Nappies are not provided so parents/carers will need to ensure that they supply these in their child's bag. If nappies are not supplied, a fee of 50p per nappy will be chargeable. If your child has allergies please make sure that staff are aware of this.

Staff will work with parents to toilet train children to ensure consistency between home and 2-3's.

Settling In

Settling in at F1 Nursery

We want all of the children we teach to be happy during their time at our nursery school.  We are keen to get to know you and your child and understand that your child.  With this in mind every child will be offered a transition visit during which your child will have chance to play in our nursery and for you both to meet your child’s key worker and the other members of the nursery team.  This will give you chance to explain all about your child, the things that they like to do, anything that might upset them and other important information.

It is important to be positive about your child’s first day, talk about how exciting it will be and remind them of the things that they enjoyed during their visit; please be mindful of talking about how worried you might be in front of them so that they don’t pick up on your adult anxieties.  Let them go to the shop to buy their new uniform so that they are involved in getting ready. 

Once they start we encourage children to start the day with a kiss and a cuddle at the door before making their own way into nursery to hang up their coat and find their name card.  Our staff will be there to greet them and help develop their independence skills by showing them where their own peg is and how to hang up their coat.  It is wonderful every year to see how quickly children get into this routine.  This creates a calm atmosphere in the nursery that helps children get straight to the job of playing and learning.

If your child is upset we will ask you to give them a big kiss and say goodbye and then we will support them by using Thrive Inc. techniques that focus on soothing them by acknowledging how they be feeling and staying alongside them so that they feel safe and secure until they are ready to move into explore by themselves.  Don’t worry if this takes a few days for your child to get used to coming into nursery, remember it is the first time in their short life that they have been to nursery.  If your child finds it difficult to settle we will perhaps suggest a transition object from home or take a photograph of you for them to keep with this in the nursery as well as many other ideas that we will discuss with you first.

When you collect your child they will be in their family group and you will have a chance to talk to your key person about how your child has settled during the session.  It helps your child if your arrive on time to collect them as they don’t see all the other parents and start to wonder where their parent is which can cause them to be upset.

We will keep you informed of their progress and what they have been playing daily as well as posting photographs on facebook so that you can see what they have been learning about. 

Shortly after your child starts with us you will receive an observation of your child that will help you to see what they have been doing in nursery, this will be closely followed by a parent meeting with your child’s key person and again the following term.  Throughout the school year we have Parent Stay and Play Days where you will be able to join your child to play in the nursery and learn some ways you can support your child at home and to see how happy and settled your child is in our setting.

Settling in at 2-3's

Leaving your child in new surroundings for the first time can be a difficult experience for parents/carers and children alike. We find it helps if parents/carers visit with their child as many times as possible before they begin. Visits give you and your child time to familiarise yourselves with the routine, surroundings and the staff at the centre. The staff will also be able to find out all about your child and his/her individual needs.

These visits need to be pre-arranged to avoid more than one visit at a time. Parents/carers must stay in the Children’s Centre at all times during the visit. To make arrangements for a visit, please contact our daycare manager Katrina. You are not charged for these visits.

Relationships

We operate a key person system, so children will be able to form close relationships with one member of staff and become part of a little group of similar aged children. On the whole, this person will take responsibility for the child’s diary and learning journey and generally be there for the whole family.

There will always be a 2-3's Leader or Lead Early Years Practitioner in 2-3's every day who will be available to discuss issues or concerns, but we hope our families feel comfortable to communicate and build a close relationship with their key person.

Security

We will only release children to known adults listed on the admission form, so please make certain we know if someone different is coming to collect your child. We use passwords in this event for security reasons. The 2-3's door is fitted with an electronic security device so access can only be granted by a member of staff.

Important Information

When your child starts, you will need to bring a spare set of clothes with your child in case of accidents. We like to ensure that the children get plenty of fresh air throughout the day, so appropriate outdoor clothing is essential. Please ensure that clothes are clearly labelled. You will also need to provide a named pair of wellies with a peg to clip them together. These will be kept in our welly garage for outdoor play. In the summer, children will require sun hats and sun cream. Bags must be handed to staff as we do not allow bags on coat pegs.

Sleep and Rest

Staff will discuss each child’s sleep pattern with parents/carers and record relevant information. Children will be allowed to sleep/rest according to their own needs in an appropriate place and with the appropriate comforter, if required. Staff will only consider waking up a child if they are concerned about the child’s wellbeing. Children are monitored during sleep every 15 minutes. This is undertaken by staff within the 2-3's Room.

Changing Nappies and Toilet Training

Nappies are not provided so parents/carers will need to ensure that they supply these in their child's bag. If nappies are not supplied, a fee of 50p per nappy will be chargeable. If your child has allergies please make sure that staff are aware of this.

Staff will work with parents to toilet train children to ensure consistency between home and 2-3's.