ABSTRACT
Attending a playgroup or nursery for the first time is an important milestone in the lives of many children and their parents. It may be the first time parents have entrusted their children to ‘strangers’ and the first time that these children have had to cope without their parents at their side. Some will anticipate the new venture confidently while others will need more reassurance that good things lie ahead. So that everyone can relax and enjoy this new stage in the children’s lives, it is vitally important that right from the start, a relationship of trust between parents and nursery staff is established. This chapter shows how that may be done.
