Has she not realised that nursery nursing has moved on? Our job now incorporates care and education, which means we plan and deliver a quality curriculum. To ensure our curriculum is balanced, we also carry out regular observations to help us in our assessment of every child's needs. These findings are recorded and reported to parents and outside agencies who may be involved with the child as well as with the teachers of the primary schools which they will attend.
Our job involves working in partnership with parents and families, encouraging parents to become involved in their child's education through parenting skills classes, parent workshops or through taking an active part in the nursery. To accommodate working parents, staff give up their free time without pay to encourage parental involvement. This also happens for passing on information as regards the children's pre-school transition records or profiles.
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