Nursery World - Family ties

Sharing news about a child's activities with parents will help reduce any anxiety they may have, writes Jennie Lindon Your nursery team shares with parents the care and continued learning of their children. Your service cannot provide quality without partnership and a genuine two-way communication with parents. A key worker system will enable parents to get to know one familiar face and feel more able to talk and listen in a relaxed way. Part of good communication with parents is a regular update on their child.

Your nursery team shares with parents the care and continued learning of their children. Your service cannot provide quality without partnership and a genuine two-way communication with parents. A key worker system will enable parents to get to know one familiar face and feel more able to talk and listen in a relaxed way. Part of good communication with parents is a regular update on their child.

Conversation with parents

The best channel of all is through regular conversation. Parents are interested in their own child and will be pleased to hear that the key worker notices highlights about what he or she has done today.

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