We aim for children to feel safe, stimulated and happy in the STEPS PLAY SCHOOL 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 child being able to benefit from what the STEPS PLAY SCHOOL has to offer.
We aim to help Parents and other Carers to help their children settle quickly and easily by giving consideration to the individual needs and circumstances of children and their families.
The staff will work in partnership with parents/carers to settle their child into the school environment by:
Providing parents/carers with relevant information regarding the policies and procedures.
Encouraging the parents/carers and children to visit the school during the weeks before an admission is planned.
Welcoming parents/carers to stay with their child during the first few weeks until the child feels settled and the parents/carers feel comfortable about leaving him/her.
Settling in visits and introductory sessions are key to a smooth transition and to ensure good communication and information sharing.
Reassuring parents/carers whose children seem to be taking a long time settling into the nursery.
Allocating a mentor to each child and his/her family, before he/ she starts to attend. The mentor welcomes and looks after the child and his/her parents during the settling in period, and throughout his/her time at the school to ensure the family has a familiar contact person to assist with the settling in process.Respecting the circumstances of all families, including those who are unable to stay for long periods of time in the nursery and reassure them of their child’s progress towards settling in.
We aim for children to feel safe, stimulated and happy in the STEPS PLAY SCHOOL 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 child being able to benefit from what the STEPS PLAY SCHOOL has to offer.
We aim to help Parents and other Carers to help their children settle quickly and easily by giving consideration to the individual needs and circumstances of children and their families.
The staff will work in partnership with parents/carers to settle their child into the school environment by:
Providing parents/carers with relevant information regarding the policies and procedures.
Encouraging the parents/carers and children to visit the school during the weeks before an admission is planned.
Welcoming parents/carers to stay with their child during the first few weeks until the child feels settled and the parents/carers feel comfortable about leaving him/her.
Settling in visits and introductory sessions are key to a smooth transition and to ensure good communication and information sharing.
Reassuring parents/carers whose children seem to be taking a long time settling into the nursery.
Allocating a mentor to each child and his/her family, before he/ she starts to attend. The mentor welcomes and looks after the child and his/her parents during the settling in period, and throughout his/her time at the school to ensure the family has a familiar contact person to assist with the settling in process.Respecting the circumstances of all families, including those who are unable to stay for long periods of time in the nursery and reassure them of their child’s progress towards settling in.