Our Approach
Before your child starts, the Nursery Manager will arrange at least three free introductory visits. These are short visits of approximately one hour when we welcome you and your child to spend some time in the nursery.
They are structured as follows:
- Your child will visit our setting for one hour, accompanied by a trusted adult. The adult will be introduced to the key person and remain present throughout.
- Your child will visit our setting for one hour, accompanied by a trusted adult. The adult will bring them into the designated room, helping them to settle in before leaving them to free play, with their keyperson present, for the remainder of the session.
- Your child will visit our setting for one hour. Their trusted adult will bring them to the setting door and say their goodbyes, returning at the end of the one-hour session.
This enables your child to become familiar with the setting, staff and children, with the security of having you present. It is also an opportunity for you to meet your child’s Key Person and Buddy, to exchange information.
Why do we take this approach?
With over 10-years of experience settling children into our setting, we have found this to be be the most successful. However, the exact number and timing of these visits ca vary according to the individual needs of your child.
During introductory visits, your child’s key person will use the Leuven Wellbeing and Involvement Scales, this provides information on the levels of development and learning that a child has achieved on entry to the nursery. It should be emphasised that the emotional well-being and involvement scales is not a test, the abilities and skills of each children will vary.
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Well-being is a particular state or feeling that can be recognized by satisfaction, enjoyment & pleasure. The person is relaxed and expresses inner rest, feels the energy flow and radiates vitality, is open to the surroundings, accessible and flexible.
– Professor Ferre Laevers.
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