Communication

Daily Communication

At drop-off and pick-up times, there are always members of staff available to chat with you, answer any questions and share information about your child's day. We also have a private space available if you would prefer to discuss anything confidentially.

Your child's key worker will share any relevant information with you during these times. If they are unavailable due to shift patterns, another member of staff will be happy to help.

Please do not hesitate to contact us through Seesaw messaging, email or telephone.

If your child has an extended placement and you need to contact nursery outside of our office hours (8:30am to 4:00pm), please telephone 0141 570 7348.

Seesaw

Seesaw is the online learning journal we use to share your child's learning and experiences in nursery. It provides an easy and accessible way for you to see what your child has been exploring, while also giving you the opportunity to share learning and experiences from home.

You will receive regular updates through photographs, videos and voice notes.

Following our October 2026 consultation with parents/carers and staff, a minimum of 6 individual 'home discussion' photographs of your child will be shared on Seesaw each term. These photographs are intended to help you talk with your child about their day, the experiences they have enjoyed and what they have been learning. They will not include additional written commentary from staff, as the focus is on encouraging conversations between you and your child.

Personal Learning Plans (PLPs)

During parent consultations, we agree individual learning targets for your child across Literacy, Numeracy and Health and Wellbeing. These form your child's Personal Learning Plan (PLP).

Updates on your child's progress towards these targets will continue to be shared through Seesaw. Unlike the home discussion photographs, these updates will include comments from staff evaluating the progress your child has made towards achieving their targets.

Before your child starts nursery, you will receive QR codes to access their Seesaw account, where you can also view welcome videos from our team.

Weekly Communication

Every Friday, you will receive our Spotlight on St Cadoc's Nursery Class. This provides a weekly update on what has been happening in nursery, along with important information about upcoming events and experiences.

Following our parent/carer consultation in October 2026, this will also include an update from the class teacher highlighting the learning experiences that have taken place across the nursery throughout the week.

This is intended to give you an insight into the learning taking place across the nursery and provide opportunities for you to talk with your child about their experiences and what they have been doing.

Finding Out More About Your Child's Learning

There are also other ways for you to find out more about the learning taking place in nursery and how you can support and build on this at home.

Learning Experiences Plan

Our class teachers' Learning Experiences Plan is available for parents and carers to look at. This provides an overview of the learning experiences being planned across the different areas of nursery.

We would encourage you to have a look at this plan and share any ideas, interests or experiences from home that we could build on in nursery. It is also a great way to find out what your child has been exploring so that you can continue and extend their learning at home.

Floorbooks

Our nursery floorbooks are available for you to look through at drop-off and pick-up times, as well as during parents' evenings.

These provide a more detailed insight into the learning taking place each day, including children's interests, questions, ideas and experiences.

They also show how our child-led approach to planning works in practice, with staff observing and listening to children, identifying their interests and using these to plan meaningful learning experiences across the different areas of nursery.

We would encourage you to take time to look through these with your child, giving them the opportunity to share their learning with you and talk about the experiences they have enjoyed.