We believe that relationships are the most important part of our community.

Children grow best in loving and secure relationships. While this is usually provided by parents, a key person in our setting can also play this role. A key person is a staff member responsible for a small group of children, helping them feel safe and cared for. This person responds to children’s feelings, meets their emotional needs with reassurance, and attends to their physical needs, such as nappy changing, toileting, and dressing. The key person is a familiar face who is accessible to both children and parents, building strong relationships with both.

Together, the key person, parents, and children keep records of development and care. Small groups help create close bonds that larger groups can’t foster. This allows the key person to connect deeply with children’s play and conversations, helping them feel settled, happy, and confident to explore, which makes them better learners.

We encourage families to feel comfortable communicating and building a strong relationship with their key person.

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.