Getting ready for school can be an exciting and slightly daunting process for children and families. We understand the importance of easing this process so have reached out to all schools that children will be going to in order for a smooth transition. You will find some resources on this page that will help with the transition process. In the term before children go to school, we like to invite all prospective school teachers to come and visit children here at Head Start. We closely liaise with all schools to ensure a smooth transition process (we use transition plans). 

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All local schools are well prepared for this process; there's no need to worry:

 

Children develop at their own rates, and in their own ways"

(DfE 2012). 

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There are some fantastic resources available online to families and children to help them prepare for school. The most important thing to remember is for children to have fun! To prepare them, we recommend going for walks each day (I wonder what treasures you can find?), getting messy! (we love a bit of mess at Head Start!), exploring and imagining (a cardboard box can be a fort or a fairy princess castle!), baking and cooking (these are wonderful opportunities for children to explore size, shape, space, measure and quantities), reading and creating stories every day and drawing, painting and creating!