Your child's Key Person and Buddy

At Woodlands every child has a key person/Buddy. Children thrive from having a loving and secure relationship. It is the key person’s responsibility to form secure attachments with your child. Responding sensitively to your child's feelings, behaviour and meeting their emotional needs, by giving reassurance and supporting self-regulation.

Your child's Key person is involved with their 2-year check if required.

Woodlands also has a buddy system; this is to ensure that all children make a secure bond in the event of their key person being unavailable.

We also hold termly parent consultations with your child key person; however, we have an open-door policy, meaning you can make an appointment at any time.

At Woodlands we offer settling in sessions based on your child's needs

and Every child is offered a home visit alternatively a key person meeting in the setting is also offered, or a home visit. Woodlands also offer four stay and settle session separate from your childs individual The key purpose of the home visit is to establish a respectful partnership with the parents and a strong relationship with the child.

Personal WhatsApp groups - each family will have a WhatsApp group, this is how Woodlands communicates with parents throughout the day. You will also receive daily photos of your child whilst at the setting, Woodlands feels this is a quick and effective way for the setting to communicate with you and for you to also communicate with the setting.

Woodlands Community group - This is a WhatsApp group that all our Woodlands Parents can join - this is where we post activities, topics, home learning ideas, social events in the community, our core songs and books along with much more. it is also a great way for all parents to connect.

Woodlands also has a home learning what's app group and a group for Pre-schoolers

We also post activities and information on our Facebook and Instagram

Woodlands also holds termly parent consultations.

Woodlands has an open door policy meaning that you can ask for a meeting with your child's key person or management at any time

Sharing your child's Nursery Day

Sleep and rest

time

Before starting the setting, parents are asked for information regarding, their child’s sleep. Parents will inform their child’s key person of how long they would like their child to sleep for and also the time they would like them to go down. At Woodlands we try our best to adhere to the same routine as the children have at home, but we do explain to parents that sometimes this can be hard as nursery is different to home.

When each child starts, they have their own sleep bag which contains a blanket and fitted sheet, it May also contain the child's comforter/pacifier.

All blankets and fitted sheets are washed on a high tempt weekly or before if necessary with none-bio detergent.

If Woodlands is unable to wash the blankets/bag, then the parent will be asked to do so on the child’s last session of the week and return when the child is next attending.

Rest procedure

If a child communicates or seems as though they need to have a rest or some quiet time, we offer a calm, designated space where the child can rest without being disturbed. This could be in the snug with pillows and blankets. This could also be a comfy space on the sofas (provided their comforter or pacifier if required) If the child communicates their need to rest we respect their wished and allow them to rest as children have different energy levels and routines. We ensure that children who are resting remain within sight and hearing at all times. Woodlands keeps active play away from the resting child so noise and movement do not disturb them, We also offer the resting child more relaxed and quieter activities such as books, drawing or puzzles. Staff explain to the other children that everybody needs to rest at times and that we have to respect our friends and how they feel.

If a children is resting more then normal or it seems unusually we note this down and if necessary, inform their parents. If the child rest falls asleep make sure the area is safe or move them onto a sleep bed in the designated area.

Fundamental Values

Democracy, Rule of Law, Mutual Respect, individual liberty

Celebrations

At Woodlands we love to look at and learning about different celebrations. Over the years we have enjoyed celebrations such as, but not limited to:

Luna/Chinese new year

Diwali/Holi

Eid

Christmas

Easter

Hanukkah

Halloween/Harvest

Mother/Fathers Day

Valentines

Earth Day

Pancake Day

St George's/Patricks/Andrews/David

Birthdays

The children often bring in birthday treats/cake so that they can celebrate their birthday with their friends whilst in the setting. We all sing happy birthday and your child enjoys blowing out the candles and sharing this moment with their peers.

(We also video this moment for you to view at home)

Fundraising

At Woodlands We try our best to teach the children about developing countries and children that are less fortunate then ourselves.

Teaching the children about mutual respect, the feelings of others, freedom to have their own views and opinions, but to also respect the opinions of others and individuality is very important at Woodlands. We celebrate our similarities and differences.