Partnership with Parents
As a member of the Early Years Alliance, Little Dunmow’s recognises that parents are the first and most important educators of their children.
All our staff see themselves as co-workers with you in providing care and education for your child. We value exchanging knowledge about your child’s needs, activities, interests and progress with you.
Open communication is essential when the care of your child is shared. We use various communication methods to ensure information is shared and you can communicate with us. Every child is issued with a Communication Book for parents to use, newsletters are sent out on a half-termly basis, written reports are sent home at the end of every term.
As we operate an Open Door policy at Little Dunmow’s, parents are welcome any time during the academic year to discuss their child’s Learning Journey. Staff will also endeavour to make themselves available to speak to you at the beginning and end of each session should you wish to discuss something specific.
Every year we host a Nativity Service in December and Graduation Ceremony in July, a Mother’s Day and Father’s Day celebration – events which help bring parents together as a community. We annually ask our parents for feedback to ascertain what we do well and what we need to do to improve our service.