Parents Corner
Parent Group
When your child joins Creative Minds Nurseries, you and your family become a part of our ‘Parent Group’. The objective of the Parent Group is to support and initiate activities and events to promote the children’s learning and their experiences. It also helps to foster cooperation and promote good relations between the nursery and the parents. Parents are able to meet each other and promote freindship between children too. During the past year, Parent Group has successfully organised social events like Sports Day, parent socials and fund raising events supporting several charities like “Millennium Seed Bank”, “Tropical Zoo”, “Walpole Friend”, “P.E.S.T.S” and “Home Start”. Termly letters from Parent Group will keep you posted with the recent events organised by the group in your nursery.
Being a parent means creating a loving, safe environment for your child to grow from a baby to a toddler, right through to the teenage years. You’ll need different skills for each stage, but at all times your child will depend on you. You’ll become the expert on your child and on what they need to grow into happy and healthy adults.
Loving your child, with no strings attached, is the most important thing you can do. But you’ll also have to make a huge number of decisions about the best way to bring up your child. This responsibility can bring joy and excitement, but at the same time it can also be overwhelming, stressful and bit of a mystery.
There is no magical formula to being a good parent. But there are some golden rules that can help get the best from our children whatever their age. In the following pages of website you will find information about some of the aspects of parenting to help your child grow into an amazing human being.
F.A.Q.
Frequently asked questions for parents.
You will receive regular informal feedback from the key teacher about your child. The nursery uses the BLOSSOM app to record your child’s recent activities and interests which will be available for you to log in and view at any time. At CMN we also use FAMLY to communicate with parents. You are most welcome to send your query for the teacher and she will update you about your child. Daily post with photos of children participating in activities during the day are sent via FAMLY. Babies and toddlers also receive updates on their care (i.e. eating, sleeping, nappy changes etc.) via the app.
You are welcome to contact the nursery manager and she will help you to arrange playdates. Teachers will suggest names of children your child often plays at the nursery so they can meet outside nursery. Play dates are useful for children to build strong friendships that helps in their social development.
Of course! Montessori Birthday Celebrations are always a special event at our nurseries. We have a Birthday Celebration Policy that explains how we celebrate this special day of your child and make it a memorable event! Please see Our Policies page for more information.
You are welcome to contact the nursery manager and she will help you to get in touch with other parents. You can also become a Parent representative of our Parent Group where you will be able to meet with other parents. Our lovely Parent Group organises various events during the year such as Parent Socials, Coffee mornings, Sports Day and fundraising events that provide opportunities for parents to get together.
We believe that children benefit most from early years education and care when parents and settings work together in partnership. Our parents often visit us to read a book, do a cooking session, talk about their profession, talk about their culture and even organise family events like Sports Day. Our parents join us on outings to the park, museum, allotments and libraries to name a few.