March 26 Fledglings News

Please remember to name all coats, shoes and hats, clothing, hoodies, cardigans etc.

When the weather starts to improve, please remember to apply suncream to your children before nursery and ensure to let the staff on the door know at drop off time that they have had it on.  Suncream will be reapplied in the afternoon if required.  Our sun safety policy is available on Famly and on our website.

Our ‘Policy of the month’ is ‘toilet training’ Toilet/Potty training is a very important milestone for each and every child. The child requires reassurance and guidance at every step to make sure that they are fully supported and encouraged during this stage of their development. It is equally important that we ensure effective partnership and communication with parents in order to give the child continuity between their home and nursery.  We ask that parents let us know as soon as they start to think about potty training in order to maintain consistency. Potty training is a shared job and it is important that your child gets the same messages at home and at nursery.  We are happy to work with parents to support potty/toilet training once the child has started using the potty/toilet at home.  Initially your child will slowly be encouraged to use the toilet/potty at home. If your child successfully uses the potty/toilet on a regular basis and is beginning to understand when they feel they need to go, only then will parents be able to request potty training to begin at Fledglings. Once your child has had three consecutive dry days at home whilst potty training, then we can introduce this at nursery.  We see potty/toilet training as a self-care skill that children have the opportunity to learn with the full support and non-judgmental concern of adults.

· No child will be potty trained until fully settled and secure within the nursery environment.

· Children will be encouraged not forced.

· Each child will be individually monitored and parents will be informed of the child’s progress.

· We will ask you to ensure there is always 3 full sets of spare, labelled clothes in your child’s bag in case your child needs to be changed on more than one occasion.

· Parents will be asked to dress their children in sensible clothing, easy to take on and off independently, no dungarees, belts or tricky buttons.

· Children will be reminded to go to the potty/toilet every 20-30 minutes by a member of staff and a record will be kept on their toileting throughout the day.

· Accidents will be dealt with sensitively, although children will be encouraged to undress and redress themselves, staff will be there to offer support and reassurance.

· If your child is in underwear and has persistent accidents (3 or more) in one day, we will put a pull-up or nappy back on them to save further upset, anxiety and stress for your child.

· If persistent accidents continue, we will advise that you may need to delay potty training for a short while and resume at a later date.

·  Staff will always give positive praise and encouragement after each visit to the potty/toilet, reward charts may also be used.