Working in partnership with parents/carers and other agencies policy

Working in partnership with parents/carers and other agencies, this policy was adopted by Ford Pre School and Toddlers on 1/6/25025

Aim

We actively promote partnership with parents/carers and recognise the importance of working in partnership with other agencies to promote the well-being of children and their families. This includes signposting parents/carers to support as appropriate.

Objectives

We believe that parents/carers are children’s first and most enduring educators and our practice aims to involve and consult parents/carers on all aspects of their child’s well-being.
We also recognise the key role parents/carers must play in the day-to-day organisation of the provision.
We consider parents/carers views and expectations and will give the opportunity to be involved in the following ways:

sharing information about their child’s needs, likes, achievements and interests
settling in their child to the agreed plan according to our settling in procedures
taking part in children’s activities and outings
contributing with ideas or resources as appropriate to enhance the curriculum of the setting
taking part in early learning projects, sharing with educators' knowledge and insights about their child’s learning
contributing to assessment with information, photos and stories that illustrate how their child is learning within the home environment, taking part in day-to-day family activities
taking part in discussion groups
taking part in planning, preparing, or simply participating in social activities organised within the setting
taking part in a parent forum to encourage the democratic participation of parents in discussions about the day-to-day organisation of the setting, consulting about new developments and other matters as they arise
involvement in the review of policies and procedures
Ofsted, the childminder agency and setting contact details are displayed on the parent/carer notice board for parents/carers who have a complaint that cannot be resolved with the setting manager in the first instance, or where a parent/carer is concerned that the EYFS standards are not being maintained

Partnership and signposting to other agencies

We are committed to ensuring effective partnership with other agencies including:

local authority early years services about the EYFS, training and staff development
local programmes regarding delivering children’s centres or the childcare and early education element of children’s centres
social welfare departments regarding children in need and children who need safeguarding or for whom a child protection plan is in place
child development networks and health professionals to support children with disabilities and special needs
local community organisations and other childcare and early education providers
Ofsted and setting contact details are made available to other agencies who have a complaint that cannot be resolved with the setting manager in the first instance, or where a parent/carer is concerned that the EYFS safeguarding and welfare standards are not being maintained.