This presentation was used at Rainbow staff training to focus on communication with parents during meetings. It links to the EYFS requirements, and supports staff with conducting meetings

1. STAFF TRAINING
2 7 T H J U N E 2 0 1 9

2. WHAT IS THE ROLE OF A
KEYWORKER?

3. WHAT IS A KEYWORKER?
• The forming of special relationships between adults and children in the nursery setting
• designed to bring the building of individual relationships into group care
• an emotional relationship as well as organisational duties

4. KEY LINK BETWEEN PARENTS AND
GAN

5. WHEN DO WE MEET WITH PARENTS?
• Home visits
• Beginning and end of the day
• When parents request a meeting (to discuss a concern or complaint)
• When we request a meeting
• Planned parent consultation meetings
• Ad-hoc and chance meetings around the building or at events
• Kab Shab

6. HOW TO PREPARE…

7. PARENT MEETINGS
• All parents will be encouraged to have a meeting
• Sign up sheets for each colour group on the door of each unit
• Colour group leader + Team leader or senior practitioner

8. EARLY YEARS FOUNDATION STAGE

9. OBSERVATIONS

10. UPDATE SUMMATIVE RECORDS

11. ANNOTATED WORK
12/1/17 – Ori selected colours independently at the writing table without
adult support, she took a piece of paper and began drawing

12. Niv selected the tubing, took it to the craft table
and said “telephone line”. 14/3/18
Colin played for 20 minutes alone with with cars,
organising them by colour, and then crashing them into
each other, saying “boom” 5/4/18

13. 5 PHOTOS ON A PAGE WITH
CAPTIONS
• Pictures should should show engagement at different times (eg – inside, outside,
free play, adult initiated activity, meal time and care routines, playing alone and
interacting with others) and across different developmental areas (physical, language
development, maths/reasoning, creativity dev, KUW)
• Pictures should focus on what the children do
• Captions should link to development and have a date
• Use an App to arrange the photos, print them from your phone by connecting to the
office printer, and handwrite the captions

14. PARENT MEETING PREP SHEETS

15. PAUSE FOR THOUGHT…
• Does our relationship and our
interaction with parents have any
affect on the children?
• Think about YOUR key child, and
how he views your relationship
with his parents

16. LETS LOOK AT A PARENT MEETING!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaFTBb7ToTw&t=175s

17. OPENERS

18. WHAT NOT TO SAY!

19. SPLIT TO 4 GROUPS
Emma:
Justine
Aliza A
Aliza F
Liora
Kinga
Monika
Hannah
Francesca:
Sezin
Jescah
Victoria
Nina
Carmen
Keren
Tali
Bebe:
Jinge
Kimmie
Natalie
Sorya
Corrina
Sivan
Jordan
Daniel
Sammy:
Avino
Polina
Erica
Sarah
Jess B
Valerie T
Isabella
Rainbow
Room
Elephants
Lions Zebras

20. TOP TIPS
• Filling gaps
• Difficult Questions
• Finishing Off