Poppies Nursery Group
Incorporating Poppies and Poppyfields
Our Commitment to Partnership with Parents/ Carers
We feel it vitally important to engage parents/carers in their child’s care and education and we value the experiences and knowledge children gain at home. Parents are their child’s first and most important educator, providing a role model, family experiences, knowledge, values and beliefs.
We encourage sharing of this information during many ways; your induction, cultural capital questionnaire, via red books and by offering daily opportunity to discuss any achievements or concerns. Parents are also invited to share areas of development for inclusion in planning, and complete assessments and observations at home which your key person will use to support future planning. We also provide regular opportunity for parents to appraise the quality of our setting through questionnaires.
We have a comprehensive Policy File, display information on the Parents Notice board; your keyperson, staff qualifications and roles, Ofsted Registration, Insurance, complaints procedures and useful information. We also provide regular newsletters, Ideas for Home, and opportunity to spend time in the setting with staff to see first-hand how children develop knowledge through play-based activities based on the Early Years Foundation Stage.
We feel partnership and communication with our families are at the heart of our practice. We are always here to discuss any queries or questions, even when it seems busy, such as at the beginning or end of a session. We have a quiet, confidential area away from children where we may go to chat in peace, or if you prefer we are always willing to come and visit your home or arrange a longer, mutually convenient time for discussion.
We look forward to enjoying our invaluable partnership with you!
Poppies Nursery Group
Incorporating Poppies and Poppyfields
Self-Evaluation (SEF) Plan – Rationale for Sept 2021-July 2022
Each term we will evaluate our commitment to the EYFS (Sept 21) to ensure we optimise our provision. This will include planning, monitoring of children’s development, partnership with parents and outside agencies and staff training. In addition, issues relevant to meet the needs of the children, families and staff which become apparent through observations, parent discussions and children’s needs will be included.
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General |
Staff Training & SEF input |
Partnership with parents/carers |
EYFS/ Development Matters |
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Over-arching planning to ensure all areas of the EYFS are offered to our children |
Reflective logs from all staff relating to their personal experiences at the setting |
Overview of children’s learning to develop parents’ awareness of how children learn |
To evaluate children’s development in each Prime & Specific Area |
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In the moment planning to capture children’s current interests |
Narrative observation- directly related to EYFS/ EYFS staff awareness assessments |
Parents to receive copy of Assessment Check for 2 year olds when completed. Parents to receive Termly Update of child’s development. |
To pilot new Learning Journey in line with EYFS review 09/21 |
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Visitors from the community to promote understanding of cultural diversity relating to festivals. |
Inclusion development programme training |
Quality questionnaires |
To form Action Plans to ensure optimum planning. |
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SEND; play plans delivered and reviewed. |
SWOT areas to be completed by all staff |
Parent mail |
To monitor all groups to ensure development is supported |
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Audit: Well-being files, Learning Journeys, Policies |
Talk for Talk staff paired observations |
Rationale, Aims and Objectives |
Next Steps & Letters & Sounds |
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EAL Champion: to ensure families with EAL are supported/ audit of provision. |
Behavioural Management training |
Settling in observations |
Supporting Oral Health/ healthy eating |
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Transition meetings with Lower schools and children’s next settings |
What’s it like for a child here? To be completed by all staff termly |
Dojo communication platform |
To support children with SEND |
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Monthly meetings with the Heads of Lower Schools to ensure partnership between our establishments remains optimum. |
Why children need risk and challenge to learn how to stay safe. |
Fund-raising events |
To promote communication, speech and language. |
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2 yr & 3 yr old ‘officers’ to support & promote age appropriate policies & procedures plus audit of this provision. |
Staff ongoing CPD- min of three training courses per academic year |
Holiday care offer |
Undertake training on new EYFS framework |
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Monthly MAG meetings |
6 monthly appraisal & CPD monitoring |
Ideas for parents at home |
Cascade EYFS changes to staff |
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Audit H & S files |
Monthly well-being & mentoring session |
Coffee morning/walk/buddy scheme |
Support parents to help them support child development |
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Shared planning with other settings who share the care of our children. |
Safeguarding Training annually |
Community support with The Need Project for families in need |
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Cultural Capital support |
Confidence-building training |
Support/ liaise with Children’s centre on family’s behalf |
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Community events; tree festival, sports day, open day, nativity |
Paediatric First Aid |
Support Multi Agency Working with families |
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Covid-19 policy and procedures |
Staff communication assessments |
Parent/carer contributions to child’s Learning Journey |