Nursery World - Working with Parents

Lockdown-led video and phone-calls have made lasting improvements to relations with parents at some settings, finds Gabriella Jozwiak

Relationships between parents and staff have improved during the pandemic at Newark Country Kids

The YouTube clip begins. ‘Good morning, children! Aunty Debs here!’ Debra Parr, manager of Daisy Hill Pre School in Bolton, beams and waves at the camera. It is 23 March 2020 – the first day that schools are officially closed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

She stands in a sunlit room wearing a floral top. ‘I know I’m in a different environment and I’m not wearing my uniform, so I might look a little bit strange,’ she continues. ‘I just wanted to let everybody know, we’re obviously in uncharted territory at the moment, we’ve set up a YouTube channel, so I can start to hopefully do some learning online with you tomorrow… OK? See you soon! Bye!’

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