The Importance of Relationships

At Chatham Nursery School, we believe relationships are at the heart of our community.

Children thrive in loving, secure relationships. While parents provide this at home, a key person in our nursery plays a similar role. Each child has a dedicated staff member who:

  • Helps them feel safe and cared for
  • Responds to their emotions with warmth and reassurance
  • Supports their physical needs, like nappy changing, toileting, and dressing
  • Builds strong bonds with both children and parents

By working together, parents and key persons track children’s development and care. Small groups allow for deeper connections, helping children feel happy, confident, and ready to explore—key foundations for learning.

We encourage families to communicate openly with their child’s key person to build a strong and supportive partnership.

Tapestry Learning Journal

We’ve introduced Tapestry Journal, a secure online learning journal where we capture the children’s learning and development at nursery.  Families have their own log-in linked to their child’s page so that they can easily view progress updates, look at photos and videos of their activities. This keeps parents involved and connected to their child’s learning. Parents can also share their own observations, helping to create a two-way communication between home and school. By working together, we hope to build strong relationships based on trust and collaboration to support the child’s development.