{"id":2147,"date":"2024-03-04T00:40:20","date_gmt":"2024-03-04T00:40:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/taynuilt\/?page_id=2147"},"modified":"2024-03-04T00:40:20","modified_gmt":"2024-03-04T00:40:20","slug":"settling-in-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/taynuilt\/policies\/pre-5-policies\/settling-in-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Settling In Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Settling In Policy<\/p>\n<p><u>Staff Involvement<br \/>\n<\/u>This policy was drawn up in consultation with the Head Teacher of Taynuilt Primary School and the Staff of Taynuilt Pre 5 Unit<u>.<\/u><\/p>\n<p><u>Rationale<br \/>\n<\/u>Settling in is an important stage in the transition between home and the Pre 5 Unit. Care and attention must be given to all needs of the child and also the needs of the parents\/carers when settling children into the Pre 5 setting and routine.<\/p>\n<p><u>Aims<\/u><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To offer a warm and welcoming environment where children and their parents\/carers feel valued, happy and secure.<\/li>\n<li>To recognise and support individual needs of children and their parents\/carers during the settling period.<\/li>\n<li>To work in partnership with parents\/carers to settle their child into the setting.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><u>Procedures<br \/>\n<\/u>As staff we will:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Arrange visits for the children and their parents\/carers to the Pre 5 unit prior to their placement commencing to introduce them to staff and existing children.<\/li>\n<li>Ask the parent to complete an \u2018All about me\u2019 booklet with their child\/children to learn their likes, dislikes, favourite play activities and family members.<\/li>\n<li>Ensure all children and their parents\/carers are personally greeted and welcomed when they arrive.<\/li>\n<li>Offer familiar play activities and experiences to promote self-confidence and esteem.<\/li>\n<li>Be flexible in response to individual needs<\/li>\n<li>Invite parents\/carers to stay for sufficient time so that their child feels settled and the parent\/carer feels comfortable about leaving.<\/li>\n<li>Deal sensitively with any anxieties children and\/or parents\/carers may have.<\/li>\n<li>Reassure parents\/carers that they will be contacted if their child is not settling on their first day and make parents aware that they can contact the Pre 5 Unit if they have any worries. At home time staff will inform parents\/carers of their child\u2019s first day and how it went.<\/li>\n<li>Liaise with parents\/carers and share information about their child<\/li>\n<li>Consult with parents\/carers when developing strategies to help their child settle into the setting.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><u>Transitions to Taynuilt Primary School<br \/>\n<\/u>To ensure the children have an easy and comfortable transition to Taynuilt Primary School we will:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Organise induction mornings for the child\/mornings at the Primary School.<\/li>\n<li>Take part in a joint nursery to primary transition project.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We regularly work alongside the Primary School so the children will already be familiar with the staff and children.<\/p>\n<p><u>Monitoring and Review<br \/>\n<\/u>It is the responsibility of the Head Teacher along with the Pre 5 staff to monitor, evaluate and review the above arrangements and effectiveness of this policy and adjust them according to need.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Settling In Policy Staff Involvement This policy was drawn up in consultation with the Head Teacher of Taynuilt Primary School and the Staff of Taynuilt Pre 5 Unit. Rationale Settling in is an important stage in the transition between home and the Pre 5 Unit. Care and attention must be given to all needs of &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/taynuilt\/policies\/pre-5-policies\/settling-in-policy\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Settling In Policy&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2766,"featured_media":0,"parent":2088,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2147","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/taynuilt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2147","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/taynuilt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/taynuilt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/taynuilt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2766"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/taynuilt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2147"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/taynuilt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2147\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2148,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/taynuilt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2147\/revisions\/2148"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/taynuilt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2088"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/taynuilt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2147"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}