Relationships
Strong relationship’s between parents and educators form a foundation for which positive transitions occur. At Garden House Nursery, we ensure our educators have an open dialogue with parents to share information, provide opportunities to extend ideas, and provide educational experiences. A positive transition process helps parents to feel valued, builds solid relationships between parents and educators, and provides a visible re-assurance to children witnessing conversations between carers on a day-to-day basis. In addition to parent relationships, inner team handovers are also important for the creation of new attachments and for the continuation of planning and development. We provide detailed handovers between team members and provide plenty of time for children to develop strong new attachments before making big room transitions.
Environment
Having enabling environments that promote shared en devour can help build new friendships that might promote a sense of security after a transition. A sense of familiarity in routine and environment can help provide a feeling of safety; in addition being in a homely stable environment will give them a sense of belonging.
The main thing to remember is that a transition is a process, not an event. Children’s well-being is of paramount importance, and we there are no time constraints to how long a transition should be.