Joanne Anderson, who has owned Siblings Nursery for six months, came upwith the idea when she had to leave her own son at nursery.
Ms Anderson said, 'I was happy with the nursery I was sending him to,but one day I took him and he had a few tears. I rang and he wasperfectly fine, but I really wanted to see that he was OK.
'I know how hard it is to leave your child. Not all parents have theopportunity like I do now to see them during the day. If the child isupset when the parent first leaves, it's quite natural, but it's nice toshow them that they have settled down after they've gone.'
She said parents can sign up to receive several photos of their childduring the week enjoying different activities, whether they are'engrossed in play or hand painting'.
Staff will send photos from the nursery mobile phone and keep a recordagainst each child's name in the register.
Lindsay Gibbins, who has returned to work and whose seven-month-olddaughter Caitlin has just started at Siblings, says the texts reassureher.
She told Nursery World, 'I think it's absolutely brilliant. It brightensup my day. Yesterday I got a picture of Caitlin at lunchtime sitting ina high chair. I ring the nursery less often now and I can forward it onto her Dad.'
