Author: Scallywags Playgroup

PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT/CONDUCT POLICY

Parents are the first educators of their young children.  The aim of the pre-school is to support parents in their essential role.  To achieve this, we will:

•	Involve parents in shared record keeping about their own child, both formally and informally, ensuring that parents have access to all records on their own children.
•	Ensure that parents are given information on a regular basis about their child’s progress and have an opportunity to discuss it with staff.
•	Parents can add to their child’s records at any time. 
•	Ensure that all parents have opportunities to contribute their own skills, knowledge, and interests to the activities of the group
•	Ensure that all new parents are aware of and can contribute to the group’s systems and policies.
•	Encourage parents on an individual basis to play an active part in the management of the group, as part of our management committee.
•	Ensure that all parents are fully informed about meetings, conferences, workshops, and training.
•	Consult with families about the times of meetings to avoid excluding anyone.
•	Hold meetings in venues that are accessible and appropriate for all.
•	Welcome the contributions of parents, whatever form these may take.
•	Make known to all parents the systems for registering queries, complaints, or suggestions.
•	Provide opportunities for parents to learn about the nursery curriculum and about young children’s learning, in nursery and at home.
•	Key workers and the SENCO (Donna Roberts) work with parents/carers to carry out an agreed plan to support a child’s special educational needs
•	Keyworkers and the Designated Safeguarding Lead (Michelle Howell) work with parents/carers to carry out any agreed tasks where a child protection plan is in place.

The purpose of this policy is to also provide a reminder to all parents, carers and visitors to our pre-school about expected conduct so that we can work together to ensure a safe and positive environment for all our children.

We expect parents and carers to show respect and concern for others by: 

•	Supporting the respectful ethos of our pre-school by setting an example of good conduct in both their own speech and behaviour towards all members of the pre-school community including staff, volunteers, committee members other parents and children.
•	Respecting equal opportunities and the rights of everyone within the pre-school community regardless of their age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, race, culture, disability, background, religion or belief.
•	Maintaining positive lines of communication and working together with staff for the benefit of all children.
•	Resolving issues of concern or clarifying specific events with staff whilst they are in the setting and being aware that whilst staff and volunteers wish to maintain a positive relationship with all parents, they are unable to discuss issues when away from the setting.
•	Addressing their own child’s inappropriate behaviour on the pre-school premises where it could otherwise lead to conflict, aggressive or unsafe behaviour. 
•	Respecting the pre-school environment.
•	Reading and respecting all pre-school policies and procedures. 
•	Following our parking guidelines in the local neighbourhood and being responsible for own children and mindful of others when travelling to pre-school. 
•	Banned dog breeds (meaning dogs to which section 1 of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 in the guidance controlling your dog in public) including the XL bully type must not be brought onto the premises at any time, including during drop off and pick up times. 

Unacceptable Behaviour 

To support a peaceful and safe pre-school environment, Scallywags will 
not tolerate; 

•	Any form of harassment, intimidation, threats, violence, aggressive language or abuse directed at our staff.  
•	Any discriminatory, prejudicial, racist, sexist or homophobic remarks or behaviour towards other adults, staff or children. 
•	Shouting, threatening behaviour or the use of physical aggression or violence towards other adults, staff or children.
•	Any bullying towards other adults, staff or children.
•	Any use of offensive, abusive or insulting language. 
•	Smoking, vaping or the use of e-cigarettes in our premises or on our grounds.
•	Consumption of alcohol or illegal substances on the premises or accessing the pre-school site whilst intoxicated or under the influence of illegal substances.
•	Any use of disruptive behaviour which interferes with the operation of the pre-school. 
•	Abusive or threatening communications such as e-mails, phone calls, text messages or social network messages.
•	Malicious or defamatory comments or social media posts relating to pre-school, the staff or other families and any inappropriate posting on the internet or social media that could bring the preschool’s reputation into disrepute. 

We reserve the right to take immediate action should any of the above behaviours take place. Any of the above behaviours will be reported to the appropriate authorities and/ or police and could result in prohibiting an 
offending adult from entering the pre-school grounds on a permanent basis. We may also consider withdrawing the child’s place at our pre-school. 
We expect all parents and carers to co-operate with and respect this policy. 

Signed on behalf of the pre-school   Chris Jones

Adopted 08.10.18
Reviewed 08.08.19, 19.07.20, 08.08.21, 17.08.22, 04.12.24, 05.08.25, 05.08.26