Transcript
[CHATTER]
KARIN BRETT (EARLY YEARS WORKER)
‘Stay and play’ has been running for about five years, and the benefits are that the families in the community get to come and meet each other. Because a lot of our families, they’re quite isolated because they’ve moved here from another country. So when they come here, they can meet other people.
IAN POWELL (FAMILY SUPPORT MANAGER)
It’s an opportunity for young children to learn play skills, social skills alongside other children. They’ll begin to understand routines within nursery and through play. And we have a lot of free play for children to explore and experiment. We’ll have a snack time, and then we’ll have a story at the end, or some songs.
[CHATTER]
ADIMMA (PARENT)
Because this is my first time coming to this group. I’ve made many friends in other groups that I’ve been to, so I know that it will kind of be successful here as well. So yeah, I think it is a good thing for the community and everybody to come in, when they drop off their older children, to come and make their younger children experience something different than what you would do at home.
[CHATTER]
SIOBHAN (PARENT)
I think it’s beneficial for the community because it helps them to be able to interact to other mothers and know that they’re not on their own, really. Because a lot of mums – even including myself – are just, you know, it’s quite hard having to bring up kids. And just knowing someone else is there that’s going through the same thing as you, it’s quite nice just to be able to come together and talk about the same things.
ANJALI
Come back here. I know where you’re going.
IAN POWELL
Conversations around child development will spark off, and parents will ask questions about sleep routine and eating and tantrums – how children manage to sort out arguments and conflicts. So it’s a way of giving parents also a bit of respite, adult company in a way.
ANJALI (PARENT)
For my son, I really like it that he’s actually exposed to other people in the nursery – other kids and their parents – which is something that I couldn’t do if I’m at home with him. And I personally think that this exposure is very important for his flexibility, to meet other people and to socialise. And in the same time, I’m very happy to see him so excited to see so many things that he can do – so to fool around with his imagination. So I think that’s very important as well.