Toddlers International Nursery

At Toddlers International Nursery we value the parents’ role as their child’s first and most enduring educators and we understand the importance of parents being fully involved in their child’s learning and development. Therefore, we strive to work closely with our families to create the best environment for each and every child by constantly promoting a two way flow of information and knowledge.

We are also committed to making families feel welcome and valued through a range of opportunities for collaboration and participation. These include:

• Writing articles for our monthly Newsletters;
• Organizing events as a member of our Parent Committee;
• Celebrating your child’s birthday at the Nursery;
• Helping in Field Trips and other school events/celebrations;
• By being a part of one of our ‘special clubs’: Parents will be invited into their child’s classroom to conduct an activity, such as reading a story, cooking or baking or playing a musical instrument with our children.

We also encourage any form of feedback that will help us to improve the support that we provide for your child. For suggestions, general feedback/questions or more information on our ‘Parents as Partners’ Programme, kindly enquire with your child’s classroom teacher or at our Admin office.

Regular and effective communication between parents and his/her child’s classroom teacher is essential in order to meet each child’s individual needs and help enhance the child’s overall progress and development. As each family is different, we recommend parents to establish their preferred mode of communication and frequency with his/her child’s classroom teacher from the very beginning. Nonetheless, rest assured that, when the need arises, the classroom teacher will always place a call to the parents.

Parents will also be weekly updated on class activities via email and they will often be guided as to how to extend learning at home. If necessary, families may also be invited to meet with the Teacher and the Principal. The purpose of such meetings is to share observations on the child and, when needed, find ways to support him/her in a particular area of development or learning.

Throughout the Academic Year we constantly promote a two way flow of information and knowledge. These are some additional ways in which we communicate and exchange information with our families:

• Our Parent Handbook
• Our website (www.toddlersintlnursery.com).
• Our Parents’ Notice Boards located in our Admin Office and near our main gate.
• The “Getting to Know You” form that you will complete when your child first joins.
• Orientation Meetings for all new families at the beginning of each term.
• Monthly newsletters that will be sent out via email at the end of each month.
• Phone calls if and when necessary.
• Emails with general notices and reminders.
• Parent Teacher Interviews which take place at the end of each term.
• Termly reports about your child based on observations.
• Parents’ evenings and other social events (e.g. Spring Carnival, Coffee Mornings, etc).
• Suggestion Box located in our main reception.

We also encourage any form of feedback that will help us to improve the support that we provide for your child. For suggestions, general feedback/questions or more information on our ‘Parents as Partners’ Programme, kindly enquire with your child’s classroom teacher or at our Admin office.

Whether your child is coming to the nursery for the first time or whether he/she is being transferred from another setting or classroom, being in a new environment is always a significant transition for a child. To ease the process, at the beginning of each term we introduce our children and families to a ‘settling in period’. As every child is unique, this adaptation period can be shorter or longer. Typically though it lasts for about two to three weeks.

During the settling in period, parents will be asked to wait in our Admin Office. If a child needs to go home early, the parent will be called upon by a staff member and asked to meet their child at the Reception Area. For those families wishing to view their child via the CCTV, they may subscribe to this service. This may be arranged through our Accounts Department.

Here are a few basic suggestions on how to help your child during this transition:

• Visit the Nursery with your child before his/her first day.
• Speak of the Nursery in positive ways as a place in which your child will have fun and make new friends.
• Reassure your child that you will come back to pick him/her up.
• Never leave the child without saying goodbye.
• Prior to your child’s first day of school, please establish an early bedtime routine for your child. Ideally, children should be in bed by 8:00pm. Well-rested children tend to concentrate better, feel happier and settle faster.

Parent Orientation Meeting

At the beginning of each term, we conduct a Parent Orientation meeting for our families. This meeting give parents an opportunity to meet his/her child’s classroom teacher(s), ask questions and hear more about the programme that the child will be participating in.