{"id":478,"date":"2026-06-09T12:29:26","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T11:29:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/earlylearningandchildcare\/?p=478"},"modified":"2026-06-09T12:29:26","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T11:29:26","slug":"rosehearty-elc-improving-family-engagement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/earlylearningandchildcare\/2026\/06\/09\/rosehearty-elc-improving-family-engagement\/","title":{"rendered":"Rosehearty ELC – Improving Family Engagement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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As a team we recognised that we needed to do more to engage with our families.  To do this we invited our families in for a tea, toast and blether session where some families shared their struggles with sleep and fussy eaters.  One parent mentioned she had previously moved to the village and was delighted to meet other parents and they invited her along to a local group. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mrs Purcell, EYSP and Mrs Ruxton, EYLP approached the Health and Wellbeing Team to see if they could come and speak to our parents about sleep and fussy eating, but they shared they do not come out to the villages.  Mrs Purcell then approached Homestart and they came to a couple of meetings to share information about their Mellow programme.  Parents seemed reluctant to sign up for an 8-week course, so Mrs Purcell asked Homestart if they could come and do a single session on fussy eating.  This was a huge success and attended by many of our parents.  Following feedback from parents we are now offering a session on “Understanding Feelings and Behaviour”<\/strong> on 15 June which we hope parents with supporting their children\u2019s behaviour during the school holidays.  We have also invited our new parents to join us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other family sessions we have offered are Bookbug on a regular basis which have been well received, including a session for dads.  We have held a music session; stay and play sessions with Christmas Craft and Easter Messy play where parents discussed their child\u2019s All About Me\u2019s and progress to date.  Some parents recently attended a mark-making\/pre-writing session with our EYSP\/EYLP and P1\/2 teacher where they gave a presentation on what skills children need to develop before they engage in writing and  showcased ideas that parents can do at home cheaply with their children, to get them interested in developing their gross and fine motor skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Staff also have strong bonds with their key worker families and parents who come to them for advice and help on a regular basis, which allows us to work closely together to give our children the best start in their learning journeys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are now planning a family picnic and considering inviting dad\u2019s to a football kick about session.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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