Parent as Our Partners
Busy Angels Day Nursery works closely with parents in partnership resulting in a culture of co-operation between the nursery and parents. Parents hold key information and have a critical role to play in their child’s education and our work will be more effective with parent involvement. We endeavour to ensure that we can accommodate parent’s needs and requirements to the best of our ability.
The ways through which we build our parent partnership in our setting include the following:
Daily diaries
Daily diaries are completed for the children in the baby room, under the age of two detailing the child's progress throughout the day. Diaries would contain information such as how long the child has slept, the daily feeds, if the child is feeling unsettled as well as activities they have engaged in as part of their learning.
Learning journals
Our learning journal of observations and photographs are on online – Tapestry. Where parents can see what their child is doing at the nursery and they can also upload the observation or photograph of any “wow” moments at home.
Parents meeting
We hold parent’s meeting at least three times a year. This allows practitioners and parents to engage in an in-depth conference to discuss the finer details about their child’s development.
Coffee mornings / Chill and chat
These are held throughout the year and gives parents and staff the opportunity for parents to talk to one another in a casual event. Staff also get opportunity to meet parents of children of all aged groups.
All about me
All about me is completed by parrents on the first day of setting-in.
Two-year check report
The keyperson meets with the parent/carer when the child turns two to discuss their two year’s check report. Parents write their feedback on the report and discuss the next steps if there are any concerns about their child.
Newsletters
A newsletter is also issued to parents every term specifying what we have achieved, any changes made within the setting, future plans and forthcoming events.
Questionnaire
We carry out questionnaire during the year to get views from parents and new ideas and improvement for the nursery.
Parents notice boards
The important information is displayed regularly on the notice boards for the parents/carer. It can be regarding various things – signposting, important numbers, safeguarding, early help, websites, funding, nursery food menus, keypersons, key dates, health and safety information.
Open Door policy
Parents are welcome anytime to discuss important issues, ideas or concerns and we will take our parents feedback into account and make changes accordingly where achievable.
Events/celebration
At Busy Angels, we organise several events and evenings for parents, children and staff to get together. Every term we invite our parents on a celebration or planned event to come and join us in the nursery, these events include “Breakfast with us”, Father’s Day, Mother’s Day, World Book day, Pancake day, Diversity party, Christmas party and Graduation party.
Trips
We plan yearly our summer trip with our parents such as going to the beach or visiting park. We also organise a trip to the theatre to watch Christmas plays or the pantomime in November. It is always lovely to see parents or close family member to join us on these trips.
Participating in activities
Parents, Grandparents or close family members to the child are welcome to come and join in with nursery activities with their child(ren). They can plan an activity of their choice with their child’s keyperson. Just let us know that you would like to spend time with your child at the nursery.
Communication
Busy Angels team is always available to talk and listen to our parents/carer. The parents/carer share the information regularly at the time of dropping and picking them up with the keyperson or the other room staff who are present at the time. We also communicate through phone call and emails with our parents should they be too busy with their schedules.
Instagram/ Tiktok / WhatsApp group
In near future, we would also like to communicate through Instagram, Tiktok and WhatsApp. Parents will be updated with the photographs of activities done during the day.