Working with Parents and Carers – Partnerships
I aim to work in partnership with parents, carers and settings to meet the needs of the children I care for.
In line with the EYFS principles, I respect that parents are children’s first and most enduring educators. When parents and practitioners work together in early years settings, the results have a positive impact on children’s development and learning.
I treat all children and adults equally and create a welcoming, inclusive environment in my home.
Procedure (how I put the statement into practice)
I keep up to date about working in partnership with parents and carers and with relevant legislation by taking regular training and by reading relevant publications.
All parents receive or have access to a copy of my policies and procedures, they will be asked to sign that they have read and understood them.
Contracts and records: I draw up and sign a written contract with parents before the placement starts. The contract is signed by the parent/s and myself and dated. I give copies to the parent/s and any other party involved in the contractual arrangements.
I review the contract with parents every 12 months or when circumstances change.
I issue a receipt for all payments received from parents and keep a permanent record.
I meet parents’ reasonable requests for the care of their children according to their values and practices, preferences and attitudes (conforming to my policies).
I keep records of these requests with the child record forms which also contain emergency contact numbers, dietary requirements/preferences, food allergies, health requirements, and information about who has legal contact with the child and who has parental responsibility for the child. These records are revisited and updated during regular reviews with parents.
Please see my Policy for General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Data Retention.
Communication with parents: I work together with parents to make sure that the care of their child is consistent.
I make time for discussion about a child’s needs by sharing information with parents about daily routines and activities in my setting and in the child’s home.
Ways of sharing this information can include inviting parents to add to children’s diaries and reports, email, telephone, face-to-face meetings, and informal day to day feed back.
I will discuss any changes in my or the child’s home circumstances which may impact on the child’s development or my ability to care for a child.
I offer regular termly review meetings with parents to discuss their child’s care, or as required.
I welcome parents’ feedback on my service.
Please refer to my Complaints Policy on my procedures for managing negative feedback.
I display my Ofsted registration certificate and the Ofsted Poster for Parents, which introduces Ofsted's childcare responsibilities and gives Ofsted contact details, as does the contact list at the end of these policies.
Ofsted inspections: I will notify all parents in advance when I am to be inspected by Ofsted so that parents can contribute their views to the inspector.
I will supply parents with a copy or link to my Ofsted report within five working days of receiving the report.
All significant incidents are recorded in an incident book and will be shared and discussed with parents so that we can work together to resolve any issues.
I am therefore keen to establish strong links with families so that we can all work together to support children on their exciting learning journey.
Contact
[email protected]
Tel. 01297 552011
I aim to work in partnership with parents, carers and settings to meet the needs of the children I care for.
In line with the EYFS principles, I respect that parents are children’s first and most enduring educators. When parents and practitioners work together in early years settings, the results have a positive impact on children’s development and learning.
I treat all children and adults equally and create a welcoming, inclusive environment in my home.
Procedure (how I put the statement into practice)
I keep up to date about working in partnership with parents and carers and with relevant legislation by taking regular training and by reading relevant publications.
All parents receive or have access to a copy of my policies and procedures, they will be asked to sign that they have read and understood them.
Contracts and records: I draw up and sign a written contract with parents before the placement starts. The contract is signed by the parent/s and myself and dated. I give copies to the parent/s and any other party involved in the contractual arrangements.
I review the contract with parents every 12 months or when circumstances change.
I issue a receipt for all payments received from parents and keep a permanent record.
I meet parents’ reasonable requests for the care of their children according to their values and practices, preferences and attitudes (conforming to my policies).
I keep records of these requests with the child record forms which also contain emergency contact numbers, dietary requirements/preferences, food allergies, health requirements, and information about who has legal contact with the child and who has parental responsibility for the child. These records are revisited and updated during regular reviews with parents.
Please see my Policy for General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Data Retention.
Communication with parents: I work together with parents to make sure that the care of their child is consistent.
I make time for discussion about a child’s needs by sharing information with parents about daily routines and activities in my setting and in the child’s home.
Ways of sharing this information can include inviting parents to add to children’s diaries and reports, email, telephone, face-to-face meetings, and informal day to day feed back.
I will discuss any changes in my or the child’s home circumstances which may impact on the child’s development or my ability to care for a child.
I offer regular termly review meetings with parents to discuss their child’s care, or as required.
I welcome parents’ feedback on my service.
Please refer to my Complaints Policy on my procedures for managing negative feedback.
I display my Ofsted registration certificate and the Ofsted Poster for Parents, which introduces Ofsted's childcare responsibilities and gives Ofsted contact details, as does the contact list at the end of these policies.
Ofsted inspections: I will notify all parents in advance when I am to be inspected by Ofsted so that parents can contribute their views to the inspector.
I will supply parents with a copy or link to my Ofsted report within five working days of receiving the report.
All significant incidents are recorded in an incident book and will be shared and discussed with parents so that we can work together to resolve any issues.
I am therefore keen to establish strong links with families so that we can all work together to support children on their exciting learning journey.
Contact
[email protected]
Tel. 01297 552011