On joining the nursery, each child is allocated a key person. Whilst all staff interact with all the children at the nursery, the Key Person is a named member of staff assigned to an individual child to support their particular needs, promote their development and act as the main point of contact with that child’s parents. For this reason, each Key Person spends time with their parents to find out as much information about the children in their care as possible. Staff at Regent Nursery will have Key Person Responsibility for a small number of children.

Once a child has settled into nursery life, we observe their development and learning style and frequently give verbal feedback to parents. This can be in an informal manner, when the parent drops off or picks up their child or more formally during our termly Parents’ Evenings: Every term the Key Persons and relevant parents meet to discuss their child’s progress and the next steps for their learning.

Upon taking up a place at the nursery, you will be sent a link to the nursery app that we use to monitor your Childs development. As well as being able to see your Childs development, you will be able to review their daily information for example what they’ve eaten and which activities they have participated in that day.

If, for any reason, we feel a child is not meeting their developmental milestones, we will, with the parents’ agreement, seek advice from outside agencies (speech and language etc) to ensure that the child gets any additional help, they may need.