At Sandhills, we understand that leaving your child for the first time in Nursery can be a stressful and upsetting time for you and sometimes, your child, so therefore, we try and make this as easy as possible.

Once your place is booked but before your child starts Nursery, we will offer you and your child the opportunity to attend 'settling in sessions'. This experience is invaluable and will enable us to begin to build important relationships with you.

Settling in is a gradual process which will help you to feel more comfortable and confident in leaving your child for longer periods of time on each visit, and then on their first day, you will be happy and reassured that your child is contented and settled.

We ensure that you are given every opportunity to talk to your child's Key Person and other Nursery staff. Good communication between staff and parents is vital, as it will enable us to provide full reports on the progress your child is making and answer any questions you may have.

Parent's Evenings are held regularly, which gives you and your child's Key Person the opportunity to discuss their progress, needs and development.

Quarterly newsletters are produced for parents which detail Nursery activities and promotions taking place, changes to policies, general information, updates on the Nursery staff team and any other information which you, as a parent should be aware of.

There are notice boards around the Nursery, which contain specific information for each Base Room and the activities or events taking place.