Staff and Parents
We are proud of the high ratio of adults to children in our group. This ensures individual
attention to the needs and development of each child.
The role of parents
The Pre-School Learning Alliance recognises parents as the first and most important educators of their young children. Our Pre-School aims to support parents. Parents are welcomed:
- To work in the group with the children
- To assist in fund-raising
- To take part in the management of the Pre-School
- To represent the Pre-School at branch and county activities of the Pre-School Learning
Alliance - To attend open meetings of the Pre-School Learning Alliance
- To attend training courses, workshops and conferences organised by the Pre-School
Learning Alliance and the EYDCP
Parents Pre-School Rota
Research shows that children learn better when their parents/carers are involved. Our parent rota system aims to give all parents/carers the opportunity to help at Pre-School sessions on a regular basis. This provides an ideal opportunity for parents/carers to see what happens at Pre-School and to share the experience with their child, and is a valuable opportunity for all children to see their own parents/carers in a new role. The parent rota takes place on the same day each week, and one parent/carer a week will be requested to take part. Parents/carers will be informed of the date of their participation in advance.
Keyworkers
Our key worker system gives each trained member of staff particular responsibility for a small group of children. Each child in the group has one special adult to relate to, which can make settling into the group very much easier. In addition, the key worker is in a position to tailor the group’s curriculum to the unique needs of each child. The key worker maintains links with the child’s home setting, working with parents through shared record keeping to ensure that all children are supported in their learning. Your child’s key worker will arrange progress meetings with you at least twice a year; you can of course discuss your child’s progress with staff or look at his/her profile records at any time.
Training
Our membership of the Pre-School Learning Alliance ensures that we are constantly in touch
with new thinking in the field of child education and care. We receive a monthly magazine
offering practical advice and up-to-date information, and have access to a range of
professionally produced publications. In addition, on-going training is available through the
Pre-School Learning Alliance and North Somerset EYDCP. There are also many
opportunities for parents; relevant details are placed on our noticeboard.
Record-keeping
We operate an excellent record keeping system in which observations of the children in the
group and at home are used as a basis for planning a curriculum for each child. These
"profiles" are available for you to look at at any time, and will be passed to you when your
child transfers to primary school. A small sample of your child’s work is collated as
additional evidence of progress made.