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Nursery World Awards 2011: Initiatives - Working with parents award

Provision Working With Parents
WINNER: Blue Grass Purple Cow Nursery, Stockport, Cheshire - Open Doors, Open Hearts and Open Minds initiative

Building and maintaining close relationships with parents is key to the success of Blue Grass Purple Cow Nursery.

The setting's Open Doors, Open Hearts and Open Minds initiative focuses on meeting the needs of parents and involving them in all aspects of their child's care.

This starts as soon as they step through the door, with a flexible induction and settling-in process designed to give parents a wealth of information and make their child's transition as smooth as possible.

Parents also benefit from the nursery's opendoor policy, which allows them to join in with activities or come in for lunch as and when they like. Suggestions for ways that parents can get involved are displayed in the setting, along with details of the Early Years Foundation Stage Framework and related topics and activities they can take part in.

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