Tidbury Green Private Nursery

EVENT INFORMATION AND 

FEEDBACK FROM OUR

TIDBURY FAMILIES

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At Tidbury we recognise that parents play the fundamental role in their child's development. This is acknowledged as the basis for our strong partnership between all of our team at Tidbury and our Tidbury families. We hold workshops and organise stay and play visits so that parents are aware of the learning that takes place at Tidbury and how they can mirror some of this practice at home. 

The Provision is outstanding: "Parents greatly appreciate the many opportunities for them to undertake workshops and visits to the nursery. They believe that this helps them to understand more fully how to support their children's learning at home and helps prepare for the child starting school." OFSTED Report 2024

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

Messages will be displayed for a maximum of one year .

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Phonics Workshop for Swans & Swan parents 

JANUARY 2025 

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:

• This workshop will bring more focus and attention around my conversations, bringing surroundings to life. It will bring focus to reading and pronunciation. 
• I really enjoyed this session; great to spend time with my son in a different environment. 
• The workshop has helped me to understand where my child is and how to encourage further to build on their learning. 
• Loved the little activities; will replicate at home. Was a joy to see photos of all the swans learning and having fun on the PowerPoint. 
• Please can we have earlier notice for times of workshops. I appreciate it's difficult to accommodate everyone, but more notice time gives chance to arrange things in advance for other siblings. 
• Great delivery; all very clear. Lovely to see them learning in the group sessions. I will now be able to implement teaching into home life to support my daughter. 
• Loved the photos. Really helped to understand how we can support reading and writing skills. I'm going to visit the library and start reading actual books at home, not just my kindle and write a shopping list!
• Please can you share the rhymes for letter formation. EG: slither down the snake. 
• Good to know the method that Tidbury follows to be consistent at home.
• Interesting to learn how we can help our son develop, particularly around not forcing his reading prior to starting school. 
• The workshop was fantastic. I love learning all the different techniques to help my daughter learn and how to make them enjoyable. 
• Excellent delivery. I enjoyed the workshop; as nice to see a peak into what the children are learning at nursery. Will help my son to sit with his brothers doing their homework before going to school.  

RESPONSE: Thank you for all your feedback and comments:

We have decided to alternate between an early bird 8:15am start for workshops and an afternoon 2:30pm workshop. This way will hopefully accommodate everyone. In future times will be confirmed at least 6 weeks in advance.

Each rhyme will be shared with parents when introduced at nursery. 

We had a 95% attendance of swan parents :)

6 x Dads + 7 x Mums

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Maths workshop for Swans and the Swan parents

 November 2024

OBJECTIVES: To understand what your child is taught and what targets the Swan group children are working towards

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 informative workshop that was well led and easy to understand. I will use the same methods Sophie taught us at home.
• Really enjoyed doing the activities with my daughter; it was a really nice showcase of some simple maths activities that I can do - thank you.
• The workshop was very well presented, it made me aware of how much maths learning is in every day life.
• Excellent presentation - Sophie was very articulate. I understand how to help my son at home. 
• The activities were well set out. The course was well delivered and fun for all. Will try to do more number activities at home. 
• I will be starting a calendar at home, and talk about days with my son. I loved the ideas for the activities, Miss Sophie is awesome. 
• I feel the workshop was very informative, I loved doing the activities that will be easy to recreate at home. I really enjoyed it, thank you!
• I loved Sophie's modelling of teaching the children, her delivery was excellent. I understand how to create opportunities in everyday life to get my son thinking about maths. 
• Good examples of activities to do at home which will  help make learning more fun. 
• I enjoyed doing the activities with my child; will try to implement maths into our day to day activities
• I loved being involved; great examples of tasks we can do at home. Will definitely use the Magnatiles to make giant numbers at home. Love all of it. 

SUGGESTIONS:

• Would be easier to attend an early morning session.
• REPLY: We would consider a different time. We will send out a survey prior to the next Phonics Workshop to see which time suits everyone the best. 
• Would have liked the workshop to be longer so we could try more techniques.
• REPLY: The length of workshops is always a tricky one. This is due to child concentration, parent commitments and teachers time. We have noted your comment and will look to see if there can be an adjustment for the next workshop in January next year. 

Thank you for your comments 

100% attendance of swan parents - with their swan children! = 9 x Mums, 4 x Dads, 1 x Grandma, 1 x Grandad

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What Next? Meeting - for parents in the Bear Group

NOVEMBER 2024

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

Offer of places for our Swan Group 2025 - 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:

• Great communication before the meeting via email. The meeting was excellent; very informative and was good to have the handout with all the relevant information. 
• I now have a better understanding of what is next for us and what to expect. Having the explanation of the funding was most useful. 
• I can now plan things better financially.
• I found the meeting informative and easy to understand thank you! I was pleased to be able to ask questions about spaces, number of days and the funding. 
• It was great to have confirmation for four days a week. I am able to make an informed decision on next year. 
• Helps us to understand more about the Swan year. It was useful to hear about the funding and what Tidbury offers. Thank you as always. 
• Found all of the meeting useful, love how small the setting Tidbury is and look forward to the Swan year. 

Thank you for your comments

Thank you for all those parents who attended - unfortunately it was a low attendance for this meeting

If you were unable to attend, please contact Miss Jo and she will be able to answer any questions that you may have. 

Final attendance was 57% of our bear families = 8 x parents : 6 x Mums and 2 x Dads. 

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Grandparent Stay and Play Sessions

OCTOBER 2024

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 18 visitors - these are a few of their comments :)

• I'm very happy and proud to be a part of the great Tidbury family. The children were all so friendly and confident, chatting away and always making sure I had a chair to sit on. A wonderful welcome from children and staff especially Miss Hannah. 
• Information was very clear prior to my visit as to arrival times and expectations for my visit. I very much enjoyed the Tidbury experience and spending time with my granddaughter and her peers. 
• I loved all of it! From the time I arrived until the time I left. I particularly liked carpet time and playing outside. It was a very special occasion and is clear the children have the best time. Well done Tidbury!
• It was good to know in advance what the play day was about. I loved chatting to the children, team and the other grandparents. 
• As a grandparent it made me feel valued as an important part in the grandchild's development; lovely to have this recognised at nursery. 
• I liked watching the children play and my granddaughter sharing toys. I loved listening to have the courteous staff teach good interpersonal values to the children.
• I would have loved to have such stay and play sessions extended to the grandparents every other month to cheer up the grandchildren and grandparents, also interact and make friends.  
• Lovely to meet the team and seeing the routines of the nursery. So fabulous to spend time together with my granddaughter and see how she interacts with her friends. 
• It was good to see my grandson at "home" in the nursery and seeing him playing with all the other children. The staff were very kind and professional. 
• Good to feel part of the community; thank you for including me. I feel privileged to be included.
• It was good to put faces to names that my grandson has mentioned. I loved watching him interact with other children and in particular seeing how excited he was to show me his nursery. 
• Lovely to spend time with my granddaughter in her nursery and loved being in the front garden. Would love to come again, the Tidbury team were all lovely. 

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

xxx

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 Welcome Meeting for New Families starting in the Autumn Term 24

September 2024

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:

• The presentation and email was very detailed, and feel more informed about the routine for my son at nursery. 
• It was great to have the information booklet to take way
• Continued good / open communication and an opportunity to ask any questions
• Emails were informative and thorough, and a good hand out to reference at home. 
• It helped refresh my understanding of what my son is up to at nursery, it was enjoyable to sit in on. 
• Very well organised with email and text reminders.
• The key words the nursery uses make such a difference to our daily routine. We have already starting using them as a family.
• Great introduction to the team and better understanding of the year ahead.
• It was lovely and energetic. The passion shines through that the nursery team have toward the children's learning and development. Thank you.
• I love the timeline of events, it helps me talk about the day with my son. The meeting was approachable and welcoming, thank you. 
• The meeting will enable us to understand the routine of the nursery.
• Incredible meeting, sense of trust and ability to be transparent. Lovely to meet other parents. 

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

Total attendance = 75% of new families

4 x Dads and 11 x Mums attended

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Starting School Meeting 

June 2024

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, feel better prepared for starting school. 
• This meeting was very relaxed, and not overwhelming. Lots of relevant information that I will use to help my swan with. 
• Really found the "Task Checklist" useful. Will be using this at home straight away. Great session, thank you
• Will remind me to speak to school about asking them if they can visit the nursery to meet my son. 
• It was amazing seeing all the swans interacting with one another and their teachers during the first part of the meeting. 
• Has made me focus on how much to talk about school and the importance of independence. Very sad that we've come to this time of the year already!
• Hand outs were of a high standard as always. Will help us prepare for school; something he is excited about. 

Thank you for your comments... and for  the 65% attendance 

4 x dads and 7 x mums attended

4 x families unable to attend 

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Daddy Stay and Play Sessions

June 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

COMMENTS:

• It was very memorable and enjoyable and would 100% like to visit again
• I loved watching the children's routine and being able to experience what my son does at nursery.
• Lots of notice and information prior to event so was able to arrange visit around work. 
• I loved seeing how my son played and interacted with his friends and the staff. Keep up the good work everyone.
• I love these stay and plays and will miss when my daughter leaves. The outdoor play time was my highlight.
• It really impacted on my time at home with my son, he really wants to play with me now. Had a lovely time. 
• Extremely clear information, thank you. Staff were fantastic and create a calm but playful atmosphere. It was very enjoyable and gives me confidence in my sons early learning journey. 
• It helped me understand my sons world which I don't normally see, and was fantastic to see how popular he is!
• Communication is always brilliant about the events. I loved spending time with  my daughter and her showing me around. 
• I loved making playdough butterflies with my daughter and her friend. 
• I loved spending the time and seeing the nursery environment properly. And loved having feedback about my sons progress. 
• This experience will support my chats after a nursery day. There were a good variety of activities inside and outside so we were on the move a lot. Thanks for inviting me, and making me feel welcome. x 

SUGGESTIONS:

• Dad's stay and play lunch would be nice

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

85% of dads or uncles or grandad attended 

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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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