A poster prepared by parents, detailing their child's needs and interests, can ease the settling-in process for both parents and child, and give practitioners an invaluable insight into the newcomer to their setting.
The poster can name the child's favourite things, list what is important to them and provide useful information on eating and care routines.
Helen Sanderson, psychologist and co-author of Celebrating Families, says, 'If nurseries encouraged parents to create individual documents for their own children, the whole settling-in process could become less traumatic for everyone involved.
'Even though many nurseries ask parents to complete forms about their child on enrolment, these are often very standardised in format and fail to capture what makes each child an individual.'
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