Keyworker System

Each child will have a keyworker. The system starts with all children, after their first term at Pre-school.

Our keyworker system provides:
1. Assistance with settling into our Pre-school.
2. Close monitoring of a key child’s progress in all areas of development.
3. A personal contact for parents/guardians, although all staff are available at the end of each session.
4. Knowledge of a particular child’s needs when planning the curriculum.

A child’s keyworker:
1. Will offer assistance to parents/guardians with completing a registration form, if needed.
2. Will help a child during their settling in period, reassuring both parents/guardians and child as necessary.
3. Will help a child into the routine of a Pre-school session, making sure they are familiar with our Golden Rules and helping them feel comfortable.
4. Build up a reassuring relationship with the child.
5. Will try to be aware of any home circumstances that may affect the child’s behaviour at Pre-school.
6. Will carry out observations on the children in their group and devise individual play plans, where needed, both short and long term.
7. Will make themselves available for discussions with the parents at the end of each session.
8. Will liaise, in conjunction with parents, with outside agencies, especially with children with a special need.

Keyworkers do not:
1. Shadow their children throughout a sessions, but make themselves available for all children.
2. Liaise only with their group of children.
3. Prevent other adults from forming a relationship with their key children.

The role of a keyworker is a demanding one, but makes a vital contribution to the quality of the child’s learning and understanding.