Tidbury Green Private Nursery

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TIDBURY FAMILIES

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PURPOSE: This feedback page is to share parents comments from Tidbury events.

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Emotional Wellbeing Workshop

MARCH 2024

OBJECTIVES: What is emotional regulation and how does it develop?

Teach: How to help a child regulate their emotions

Emotional Security: Boundaries, Routines and giving Choices

3 X STEPS: How we support behaviour and big emotions at Tidbury

We ran two x workshops and invited all of our parents to attend. Attendance was a lot down on last year. Feedback was that this had been a very busy and short term with additional parent events to attend. However it was still a success, and we will look carefully at dates for next year, to be at a quieter time. We had a total of 18 parents attend - these are a few of their comments: 

• This was a very detailed presentation, with really good pre course information and handouts to refer back to. 
• I found the point about swooping in very useful to use when I don't get a response from my child. 
• This was a great refresher for me, it highlighted the importance of chatting and talking about feelings and how I can set a boundary in a different way
• I loved the chat with the other parents, sharing ideas and others thought process, and how they would deal with things. 
• Fantastic to review and remind how to support my children at home, especially with more challenging times. I will remember the BIG PAUSE! 10/10 - loved it all!
• We will start making the BIG choices and give our children the two choices. 
• I loved chatting with the other parents + learning some good strategies. 
• I will remember to only ask twice. I will put these techniques into practice straight away. 
• Glad to have the nursery words and signs to use at home, so can mirror the same practice. 
• There was a clear choice of dates and times of the workshop, it was very well presented with enthusiasm. 
• I found all of it useful! Exceeded expectations, I feel I have learnt so much. It was brilliant!
• I loved the 3 step process, and will use all the points a a reference when dealing with difficult situations. 
• Course was delivered amazingly with lots of helpful content. We will implement some changes, especially giving 2 options.  

We had a 48% attendance 

3 x Dads + 15 x Mums

Thank you for your feedback and comments. 

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Mummy Stay and Play Sessions

MARCH 2024

OBJECTIVE: To enable children to share the Tidbury experience with their child's peers

To welcome our visitors and make them all feel a part of the Tidbury family and community

• I loved my visit, putting names to faces and seeing what the children do, it helps us to talk about nursery at home. Thank you. 
• The expectations were fully explained and the safeguarding was paramount both in the pre visit information and upon arrival. 
• I was made to feel very welcome, I know how difficult it is to accommodate visits when nursery has such a lot of other jobs to do
• Pre course communication is always great, I had a great time with my daughter. She loved showing me her friends and the nursery. Thank you to you all, a marvellous team, couldn't ask for better. 
• So lovely to see different parts of the day again, I love the birthday circle time. My son enjoyed sharing photos with the family.
• So happy to see my son with his mates. I loved carpet time, and would love to come again. 
• My son was very excited for me to be at nursery, feel the length of visit was perfect and not too disruptive to their routine. 
• It was nice to see all the different activity stations and how we can replicate them at home. It was lovely to meet my daughters friends and seeing her play with them. I enjoyed playing doctors too. Very well informed of the stay and play.
• My son loved taking me round outside, showing me what he likes best. I loved the story and singing time. 

Thank you for your comments 

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Valentine Stay and Play Sessions

FEBRUARY 2024

OBJECTIVE: To share some of the Tidbury Love!

Our Tidbury Children invited one guest to visit them at nursery to make them feel a part of the Tidbury family and our community

• Such a lovely opportunity to live in my daughters world. Staff are amazing, they always go above and beyond. Communication is always great, thank you for providing such a caring environment for families and their children. 
• For my son it was nice for him to see his Daddy in his environment. He was very excited dragging me to his favourite toys!
• I now feel more engaged in my children's nursery experience, I loved seeing them in their friendship groups and how excited they were to show me their nursery world. 
• I loved getting gifted a present from my daughter and spending time with her. 
• This was lovely, and has created memories of "Mommy came to Tidbury". I loved seeing her routine and how confident she is completing her tasks. IE Snack routine. PE was fun!
• I always feel an extra boost of community following one of these events. It was great seeing the interactions between the children, their peers and the staff. The emails were extremely clear and concise. I honestly think you are all wonderful. 
• My daughter could barely contain her excitement about having a present for me! I loved all of it, the inside and outside activities and getting to experience what she gets up to. 
• I loved watching my daughter dance and play with her friends and seeing the environment so we can talk about it more. 
• Was lovely to see my daughter in action at nursery. I got a real feel for what they get up to and how much she has learnt. 
• I really enjoyed carpet time and seeing my daughters independence at snack time. 
• My daughter was very happy I could come, and I loved seeing how the kids play with each other. 
• I absolutely loved it and J did too. I liked it when I walked in and saw his excited face, I loved the morning circle time and see him with all of his friends. I could have stayed all day!
• I liked the outdoor play and seeing the various activities set up. I enjoyed it even though it was a bit emotional saying goodbye. 

Thank you for your comments 

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Phonics Workshop for Swans & Swan parents ...

JANUARY 2024

OBJECTIVES: To understand how my pre-school child learns phonics through both adult led and child initiated activities

To understand how to help my child at home to develop their pre reading and pre writing skills

How important it is to make learning fun, interesting and ensure your child is empowered and supported 

FEEDBACK FROM THE MEETING FROM THE PARENTS:

• Excellent workshop, very understandable. It will help us to have fun doing phonics learning and how to bring learning into everyday tasks. 
• Really helpful to see PowerPoint before the workshop. Lots of fab ideas to try at home. Fantastic workshop as always. Thank you so much.
• Really helpful to see how many resources and activities are easily accessible. 
• Lovely PowerPoint. Lots of ideas of how to support at home, and to make things fun but purposeful. 
• I have a clear idea of expectations. Thank you for making my sons learning so much fun and interesting. 
• Very good as always, and good to have paperwork to share with my husband so we can both support our sons learning. 
• Amazing as always. I have more understanding of how I can help my daughter. 
• Very informative pre-course information and PowerPoint. It's good to recognise phonics in day to day activities. 
• Great presentation and games. Lots of ideas for playing to help our daughter get ready for reception. 
• Helpful as always, thank you for the time. Easy to follow objectives and clear activities. The paperwork will be really useful to refer back to. I will think about phonics more and talk through everyday activities. Thank you!
• Really like working with my son as part of the workshop. It was very good and informative.
• There was plenty of notice given and it fitted in with school pick up. I will demonstrate writing more in front of the children. 

Thank you for your comments ...

We had a 83% attendance of swan parents :)

2 x Dads + 10 x Mums

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Maths workshop for Swans and the Swan parents

 November 2023

OBJECTIVES: To understand what your child is taught and how they are assessed

To understand how your child learns through both adult led & child led activities

To understand how to  help my child at home to improve and develop good mathematical skills and a "love of maths".

FEEDBACK FROM THE MEETING FROM THE PARENTS:

• A very clear and wonderful workshop, with lots of ideas of how to support at home. 
• My son is really showing an interest in maths so it's lovely to have more ideas to use at home. 
• I loved doing the activities with the children and seeing Miss Charlotte in action doing "3 or not 3". Fab thank you. 
• Very informative and easy to digest. I found it very useful finding out about subitising - which I was not familiar with. 
• A very clear workshop, I will do more maths whilst out and about. 
• Everything was very clearly explained, Charlotte was great. I will really be using my maths language sheet. 
• Great hand outs and practical advice on how to help my child achieve maths objectives. 
• I loved doing the activities with  my daughter and understanding how I can follow your lead at home. 
• Thank you for moving the time of the workshop forward. The course was very useful, and I loved the information pack which included the maths language sheet. 
• My son surprised me with his subitising skills!
• A great reminder to look out for Maths in everyday life. Thank you, it was all very good. 
• I now have a clear idea of the swan maths curriculum and what activities are completed at nursery and how I can help.
• Thank you for a wonderful presentation, you guys are super. 

Thank you for your comments  

83% attendance of swan parents - with their swan children = 8 x Mums & 4 x Dads

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What Next? Meeting - for parents in the Bear Group

NOVEMBER 2023

OBJECTIVES: To inform parents of the 30 FUNDED HOURS and the criteria for eligibility 

Offer of places for our Swan Group 2024 - how this works for our Tidbury families

To learn more about the "Swan" curriculum - inform parents of what happens at Tidbury during the pre - school year

FEEDBACK FROM THE MEETING FROM THE PARENTS:

• Reinforces that we would want our son to go anywhere else!
• Found the details of funding and the parent testimonials very useful. 
• Found all of the meeting useful, love how small the setting Tidbury is and look forward to the Swan year. 
• The email details sent were very useful, the ladies did a great job. 
• We found the meeting to be very useful; it has definitely confirmed that we want our daughter to be a Swan. 
• Hand outs very useful, everything was set out well, and the staff were friendly and answered all my questions. 
• It was all very informative, and loved hearing about the Swan Curriculum 
• Found it useful to hear about confidence when starting school and how these skills are taught. 
• A lovely reminder about why we love Tidbury. Thank you.
• The pre course information re: The Curriculum was very useful, I feel fully informed about the pre-school year, 

Thank you for your comments

Thank you for all those parents who attended - nearly a full house!

Final attendance was 93% of our bear families : (16 parents - 13 x Mums and 3 x Dads). 

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Grandparent Stay and Play Sessions

OCTOBER 2023

OBJECTIVE: Grandparents play such an important role in children's lives ... 

Our Tidbury Children invited their Grandparents to nursery to make them feel a part of the Tidbury family and our community

We had a total of 22 visitors - these are a few of their comments :)

• Lovely to see the morning activities at nursery and how the children are encouraged to be independent
• I will encourage his independence more now when he is with me. 
• I really enjoyed the outdoor play time and meeting some of the team
• Being invited to the nursery makes me feel a part of  my granddaughter's and the recognition that it takes a village to raise a child. 
• I could see that children were able to relate to their home environment which is commendable. 
• It reassured me that my granddaughter is well looked after and that she loves it there.  
• My mother in law loved coming is, she told me such detail about it. I feel now she feels more connected to her grandson and his nursery life.  
• She said she loved sitting with them listening to a story.
• I received all the information about my visit - it was forwarded by my daughter in law. 
• I was unsure how my grandson would be this time. I need not have worried - he loved my visit and showing me how things are done at nursery. I will do the same routines when we are together. 
• The team were very welcoming and the children were a delight and followed instructions so well. 
• I enjoyed  my morning so much. Specifically the song, outdoor play and the play dough. Thank you for the opportunity to visit. 
• My grandson has gained considerable confidence due to the supporting and caring environment that has been nurtured year on year by staff that I clearly evidenced on my visit. 

Thank you for your comments, we are please that you enjoyed your visit. 

xxx

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 Welcome Meeting for New Families starting in the Autumn Term 23

September 2023

OBJECTIVE: This meeting is to help establish a close partnership with our Tidbury families:

 to help you support us, and us support you.

FEEDBACK FROM THE MEETING FROM THE PARENTS:

• Perfect clarification of previous information.  
• Lovely and clear presentation that was delivered beautifully - know what to expect and how to support
• We are super excited for our son to have 3 years at Tidbury, experiencing the magic. Thank you. 
• Really informative - it exceeded all expectations. The nursery seems so different to anywhere else in a brilliant way.
• I had previous questions which were all answered through the documents and presentation.
• Liked the positive tips to improve and support language and communication. 
• Feel more informed and relaxed, and it was nice to meet the other parents
• Very well delivered by both Jo and Hannah. Thank you.
• It was a brilliant presentation and put us both at ease. 
• So happy that I'm going to have another 3 wonderful years at Tidbury as part of the Tidbury family. You're not getting rid of me yet! So lovely to see your passion and love for the nursery and the work you do. 

Thank you for your comments and feedback. And welcome to Tidbury everyone :)

Total attendance = 80% of new families

4 x dads & 7 x mums. 

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Starting School Meeting - held over two sessions

June 2023

OBJECTIVES: To support parents of the children in our pre-school group with their transition to school. The meeting will include  a section when the children will be demonstrating what they have been learning and also we will discuss what else the children will need support with in their last few months at Tidbury.  

• The pre-course information was very useful to read ahead of the meeting. 
• The session was very well presented with comprehensive information. 
• This meeting was very relaxed, and not overwhelming. Lots of relevant information that I will use to help my swan with. 
• I will really use the term "Happy Sleeves!" when taking jumpers, coats off! Brilliant as always. 
• Lovely to see the children in the first part of the meeting and how confident they are together. 
• I found it very useful to learn how to deal and support any anxieties that may build. 
• Really found the "Task Checklist" useful. Will be using this at home straight away. 
• I will try to mirror what happens at nursery. Great meeting thank you.

Thank you for your comments... and for  the 90% attendance !

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Daddy Stay and Play Sessions

June 2023

OBJECTIVE: To enable children to share the Tidbury experience with their child's peers

To welcome our visitors and make them all feel a part of the Tidbury family and community

COMMENTS:

• It enabled me to understand what my son does day to day at nursery and see how he interacts with his peers
• The Friday morning song was the highlight for me - awesome dance moves!
• I loved the PE the best and can't wait to come again. 
• It was easy to book a day that was suitable as lots of notice was given.
• Thank you for welcoming me into the nursery - you are all fantastic!
• It was lovely to share the Tidbury experience with all of the cubs. They are very lucky to attend such a brilliant nursery. It was also great to meet the other daddies. 
• I think the session is a good idea. Not so much for my daughter as she is very independent (much like I was at that age). I was given the opportunity to engage and integrate. 

SUGGESTIONS:

• Possibly a little snack for the dads
• Dad's stay and play lunch would be nice
• Would have like a couple of options or input into activities

Thank you so much for your comments and suggestions, we will take them all on board :)

90% of dads or uncles or grandad attended 

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We always welcome feedback from our parents.

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Tidbury recognises that parents play the fundamental role in a child's development and this is acknowledged as the basis for our very strong partnership between all of our team at Tidbury and all of our Tidbury families.

"Parents are extremely happy with the pre-school and really appreciate the care and education provided. They comment that care given by the staff is "Amazing"."

OFSTED 2015