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We have a spare classroom at the moment, which is also
used for our Toddler Group. Toddlers and babies are welcome to the drop-in
and have toys to play with while we chat. It has worked out that every
other week has been an open forum, with the other weeks having a pre-arranged
focus. For instance one week Shire Catering are coming to give a presentation
on school meals - this is in response to questions from parents on this
subject.
It has happened that individual parents have taken the opportunity to
have a private consultation with the Nurse, knowing that she would be in
school at this time.
At the moment the group is not large, but people are beginning to spread
the word and we hope to see more. One immediately apparent outcome is the
increasingly relaxed relationships that become possible when opportunities
are available for frank and open discussion. I hope that we can begin to
empower parents to express their needs and decide how to meet them, we
will do our best to help by providing contacts, resources and space to
enable parents to follow through their interests.
Funding has now been obtained from the Letchworth Garden City Heritage
Foundation for this purpose.
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