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Settling In Policy

Settling In Policy

EYFS: 3.27, 3.73 3.26, 3.72

At Brookdale Day Nursery 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 every child and their families. Our aim is 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 continued well-being and their role as active partners, with the child being able to benefit from what the nursery has to offer.

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

· Allocating a key person to each child and his/her family, before he/she starts to attend. The key person welcomes and looks after the child ensuring that their care is tailored to meet their individual needs. He/she offers a settled relationship for the child and builds a relationship with his/her parents during the settling in period and throughout his/her time at the nursery, to ensure the family has a familiar contact person to assist with the settling in process

· Reviewing the nominated key person if the child is bonding with another member of staff to ensure the child’s needs are supported

  • Providing parents with relevant information about the policies and procedures of the nursery
  • Encouraging parents and children to visit the nursery during the weeks before an admission is planned.
  • Planning settling in visits and introductory sessions. These are provided free of charge and children and families can have as many as they need, 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
  • Reassuring parents whose children seem to be taking a long time settling in to the nursery and developing a plan with them
  • Encouraging parents, where appropriate, to separate themselves from their children for brief periods at first, gradually building up to longer absences
  • Assigning a buddy/back-up key person to each child in case the key person is not available. Parents will be made aware of this to support the settling process and attachment
  • Respecting the circumstances of all families, including those who are unable to stay for long periods of time in the nursery and reassure them of their child’s progress towards settling in

This policy was adopted on

Signed on behalf of the nursery

Date for review

May 2016

Esther Meechan

May 2017

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