Objectives

• We believe that parents/carers are children’s first and most enduring educators and our practice aims to involve and consult parents/carers on all aspects of their child’s well-being.
• We also recognise the key role parents/carers must play in the day-to-day organisation of the provision.
• We consider parents/carers views and expectations and will give the opportunity to be involved in the following ways:
• sharing information about their child’s needs, likes, achievements and interests
• settling in their child to the agreed plan according to our settling in procedures
• taking part in children’s activities and outings
• contributing with ideas or resources as appropriate to enhance the curriculum of the setting
• taking part in early learning projects, sharing with educators’ knowledge and insights about their child’s learning
• contributing to assessment with information, photos and stories that illustrate how their child is learning within the home environment, taking part in day-to-day family activities
• taking part in discussion groups
• taking part in planning, preparing, or simply participating in social activities organised within the setting
• taking part in a parent forum to encourage the democratic participation of parents in discussions about the day-to-day organisation of the setting, consulting about new developments and other matters as they arise
• involvement in the review of policies and procedures
• Ofsted, the childminder agency and setting contact details are displayed on the parent/carer notice board for parents/carers who have a complaint that cannot be resolved with the setting manager in the first instance, or where a parent/carer is concerned that the EYFS standards are not being maintained