Once a place has been booked and start dates arranged we offer settling in visits. We allocate a key person to each child and their family, before they start to attend. The key person will welcome and look after the child and their parents during the settling in period, and throughout their time in that age group.

 

We aim for children to feel safe, stimulated and happy in the nursery and to feel secure and comfortable with all staff. We also want parents to have confidence in both their children's well-being and their role as active partners, with the child being able to benefit from what the nursery has to offer.

 

We aim to support parents and other carers to help their children settle quickly and easily by giving consideration to the individual needs and circumstances of each child and their families.

The nursery staff will work in partnership with parents to settle their child into the nursery environment by:

• Planning settling in visits and introductory sessions (lasting approximately 1-2 hours). These will be provided free of charge over a one or two week period dependent on individual needs, age and stage of development

• Welcoming parents to stay with their child during the first few weeks until the child feels settled and the parents feel comfortable about leaving their child. Settling in visits and introductory sessions are key to a smooth transition and to ensure good communication and information sharing between staff and parents

 

On settling in visits we have a free Honeybear House bag for you and t-shirts are available to buy.