“The excellent relationships between staff and parents help children feel secure and confident and systems for seeking and implementing parental views are thriving.”

“Outstanding arrangements are in place for exchanging information with parents to ensure each child’s individual welfare needs are known and fully met. Staff value, respect and encourage parental involvement and often extends this to other members of the family such as grandparents.”

“Parents contribute to the initial assessment of children’s capabilities on entry. They are kept well informed of their children’s progress through regular discussions and parent’s evenings. Many of them contribute observations from home by adding comments to the ‘proud clouds’ which are displayed in the downstairs room. This makes the children and parents feel valued.”

“Parents spoken to on the day clearly indicate how strongly they feel about their child’s progression in the setting and speak highly of the strong relationships between staff and children.”

“Partnerships with parents are excellent”

“Partnership with parents is very effective and practitioners provide regular opportunities for parents to become involved in the life of the nursery.”

Smartys are always striving high to make your journey with Smartys a very happy and memorable one.