Involving parents in the day-to-day life of a nursery creates strong bonds and increases the level of trust between the parents and the nursery, according to Michaela Smith, leader of Little Angels Pre-School in Gloucestershire.
'We have always tried to include parents - it is a big part of what we do,' says Ms Smith.
The setting in Stonehouse, which takes 32 children, works hard at involving parents with all aspects of their children's learning and development.
One area where the pre-school feels it is very important for the parents to be involved is the children's assessment.
Each child is given an activity book when they start at the pre-school. The child's key person will fill this in for a month, listing what activities they have done, showing what they have achieved and how they have developed. The book includes paintings and drawings that the child has done and photographs of the child doing various activities.
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