School readiness’ is as much about preparing parents for the next stage as it is their children at Rye Park Nursery School in Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire. ‘We want to engage with the parents so that when the children go to school they will also be engaged there,’ says head teacher Helen Ackerman. ‘For some parents, their most recent memories and experience of the school system is not always positive and we need to rebuild that, it’s a huge part of our work.’
‘We’re not as daunting as a primary school and the statutory framework that we follow requires us to work with parents. We are fortunate to be well-staffed, and this enables us to have the time to nurture our parents.’
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