Parental Partnership & Relationships with Key Persons

Our nurseries acknowledge the importance of parental partnerships and practitioners work hard to foster good relationships. We have an established charter for parental partnership and are thoroughly committed to creating excellent communications and transitions between home and nursery.

The nurseries recognise the vital importance of effective communications with parents. Families are actively encouraged to discuss the needs and progress of their children with the Key Persons on a regular basis. Partnerships are initially established prior to any children starting their nursery journey, with parents being invited to come into the setting and complete the ‘All About Me Passport’ alongside the child’s future practitioners. During this time, parents can also read and discuss the setting’s policies and procedures and learn more about the daily life within the nurseries. 

The nurseries adopt numerous strategies to maintain partnerships with parents. In addition to the one-to-one daily verbal communications and daily diaries, Ducklings Day Nurseries communicates to parents via notice boards, written report sheets, open days, developmental charts, Facebook posts, E-Mails, telephone and zoom calls and newsletters.

Finally, we aim to listen to parents’ views and consider their suggestions, ideas and opinions whenever they arise. We encourage parents to complete the Suggestions and Comments forms that are provided within the Welcome Pack. We endorse the formula of happy parents + happy practitioners = happy children.

Children participating in a rice packaging activity, scooping rice into red packets and bowls, with scattered rice on a tray and a photo of a rice container in the background.
Two young girls and a woman looking at an open book together in a kitchen or dining area. A table in front has chocolate cookies decorated with yellow chicks, likely for Easter.
A round wooden board with sticks of red and green candy, resembling a fire with logs. A sign on the board says, "can you build a bonfire ??". Surrounding the table are various wood pieces and decorative trays.