Timeline for Transition Work
Date
October
November
February
Action
 County Admissions Drop In.
 Letter to parents.
 Invites to centre groups.
 Posters to display in schools and
doctors surgery.
 QT visit children in school and speak to
teachers with regard to how children
have settled.
 QT attend centre groups and raise
awareness of EYFS with parents it’s
continuation into school.
 Review FSP data from the summer
identify gaps and share with centre
and nursery.
 QT visit to all pre-school providers in the
reach area, continuity of approach
where a child attends Carousel and
another setting around transition to
school.
 Share work on transition with
childminders.
 Nursery manager arrange review of
progress wheel showing next steps.
 Ensure library system is in use by
children so that they are sharing books
at home and getting used to the
system used in school.
Person Responsible
QT
QT
QT
QT
QT and centre staff
QT
QT and
centre/nursery
manager
QT or key person
QT
Nursery
Key person and
parents
Offer support to those parents who
QT and feedback
have issues applying to school i.e. new to key person
to the area, moving house, ESL, SEN
and late applicants. Link to Local
Authority if necessary.
 Visit schools with regard to transition
QT
arrangements for the following summer
collect school prospectus and note
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any changes to new intake
arrangements e.g. staggered start,
home visits etc
Discuss what went well and what
could be improved. e.g. transition
activities for children to have in the
home over summer holiday if not
receiving any nursery provision.(school
to arrange)
Modelling letters and sounds.
QT Session for childminders group on
Transition to school.
QT attend Outreach closed group to
talk with parents on a one to one basis
re their child starting school.
Visits to schools. Invite school staff to
visit centre. Seek permission to collect
data from schools.
Support to parents with appeal.
Letter to parents asking which school
child will attend. Keep this information
(year on year) in nursery and centre.
Discuss at team meeting.
QT attend Stay and Play sessions share
information around year of
communication and take parents and
children on a listening walk link to
starting school.
Set up role play area in rooms for
children to explore school items e.g.
uniforms e.t.c.
QT to write Parent’s booklet on
transition.
Liaise with outreach workers who are
working with families with children
going to school around individual
needs.
Open evening for parents in nurseryschool nurse outreach and support
staff present.
Display for parents.
Continue letters and sounds.
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QT
QT
QT and outreach
QT room staff
Manager
QT/Manager
QT Nursery
manager centre
coordinator and
support worker
QT and room staff
QT
Room staff
QT
All staff
Key person
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Children to share learning journey with
school staff that visit on an individual
basis or take on school visit.
Collection of school uniform.
Stories, songs and poems about school
Circle times about going to school.
Share role play ideas with childminders
and offer a going to school session
with songs and poems.
Share photos, stories, rhymes and
songs with parents.
Continue letters and sounds and report
to school.
Visits to schools by children with nursery
staff to have a snack and play time.
Visit to one school to have forest
school session with their new teacher
and learning support assistant.
Transfer of records to schools.
Schools arrange parents and children
to visit on a regular basis.
Share all work and resources with
Outreach Worker and Support staff
and key persons for use over summer
school holidays.
Visit a sample of children and teachers
at school to see how they have
settled. Respond as appropriate.
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QT/children
QT/room staff
QT
QT and room staff
Key person
QT /Nursery staff
QT and key persons
QT
QT
QT/ Staff