Baby's first...Nursery report
It was parents night recently and we got the boy's first real report. MOTS when down to get the news, I feared it would be a "please see the head" type moment, but what she came back with was more than pleasing.
The Scottish Executive Government have a birth to three plan whereby any childcare should (it may be must, I'm not sure if it's mandatory of "guidelines") stick to a set of development plans, designed to develop social, cognitive and physical strengths.
One criticism we have of the nursery is that we don't see enough of what goes on, what came out of parents night is that they do far more than can be conveyed at pick-up time, and that is meant in a good way. This week I feel far better about him being there, I've never worried about him (too much) as he's always really keen on a morning and never so desperate to see us in the evening that we wonder why he's eager to leave.
I was also really pleased to learn that he behaves pretty much the same whether at home or in nursery, so he's not playing up to us, and he's not whining at nursery. It was also really comforting to see that our thoughts are echoed almost in perfect symmetry at nursery too, both the positive aspects of the boy and the negative. We thought we knew what he seemed to be advanced in, and what he was behind in, and to see those thoughts written down from someone else's perspective was nothing short of affirmation.
It's taken me almost two weeks from writing the above to getting round to digging the report out to comment on the various sections, so here goes at last!
A Strong Child
Here he's marked down as a very confident child who gets on well with all the other children, brings smiles to the staff, strong personality.
A Skilful Communicator
Comments about his speech having come on recently, being able to communicate his needs and wants to staff and other children alike, and understands what others are asking of him.
A Competent Learner
He enjoys recreating scenes (he's really big on hoovering and sweeping up (down to big brush first, pan and brush next). He's a dancer, gets stuck into all the messy activities and comes off worse than the paper (we got his first big batch of artwork home this week, just how much is there....?)
A Healthy Child
He likes his physical activities, indoor and outdoor, he'd be outdoor all the time if he could be. Not afraid to take risks, as we know by the number of accident reports we have to sign. We almost had a clean sweep last week, one each night, but we didn't get one on Wednesday.
Aim for future
Very happy, very developed for his age, encourage more speech and an understanding of patience and sharing.
No surprises. Thankfully!
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