Welcome to the EYFS
Settling In We support parents/carers to settle their children into school quickly and easily by giving consideration to any individual needs and circumstances. Some children settle very quickly, others may take a little longer and we are guided in our procedures entirely by the response of each individual child. Please feel free to talk to your child’s key person about how they are settling in. DUCKS staff will work in partnership with parents/carers to settle their child into the DUCKS environment by: • reassuring parents/carers whose children seem to be taking a longer time settling into the Kindergarten or Early Years routine, • discussing with parents/carers the benefit of shorter sessions for a longer period of time in addition to the settling-in period, should their child require it, • encouraging parents/carers, where appropriate, to separate themselves in a supportive manner, helping the child to start their day positively, • respecting the circumstances of all families and reassuring them of their child’s progress towards settling in. Home Visits Home visits are an extension of our well established key person system. The aim of the home visit is to introduce this relationship with your child in a comfortable, secure environment. We offer Zoom and home visits to all children joining DUCKS in the EYFS. We hope that by seeing your child in familiar surroundings we will be able to build trust and confidence between you and DUCKS. In turn, we as practitioners, will gain an insight into your child’s life and learn about the things that are important to them. Comforters We know that some children have comforters that are special to them and we welcome these in the Kindergarten. These transitional objects can help to support settlingin and provide a great comfort for children when they are coming to DUCKS for the first time. They represent a little piece of home that they bring with them. Learning Support The Infants’ School has two Learning Support teachers, providing a Learning Support assistant who provide in-class and specialised individual and small group lessons as well as supporting English as an Additional Language (EAL). Library The Infants’ School has an up-to date, purpose-built, well-stocked Library. The children make use of the Library on a regular basis to support all areas of the curriculum. They also select and borrow books on a regular basis and enjoy the library facilities in a quiet and appropriate manner.
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