JOINING APPIN
Settling In
Starting nursery is a big step for your child, and for you. Our free settling in sessions are built around your family, so everyone feels completely at home before the first day.
STEP BY STEP
How settling in works
01
01
STEP ONE
STEP ONE
Come and say hello
Come and say hello
Book a tour, meet the team and have a look around our playrooms. Bring your little one along, this visit is for them too.
Book a tour, meet the team and have a look around our playrooms. Bring your little one along, this visit is for them too.
02
02
STEP TWO
STEP TWO
Tell us all about your child
Tell us all about your child
We spend time with you learning routines, favourite things and anything that helps. Together we complete your child’s personal plan and answer every question.
We spend time with you learning routines, favourite things and anything that helps. Together we complete your child’s personal plan and answer every question.
03
03
STEP THREE
STEP THREE
Play sessions together
Play sessions together
Your child starts spending time in their playroom with their key worker while you stay close by in our parent areas, or pop out and return a little later.
Your child starts spending time in their playroom with their key worker while you stay close by in our parent areas, or pop out and return a little later.
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04
STEP FOUR
STEP FOUR
Short visits on their own
Short visits on their own
We build up gently over around two weeks before the start date, so your child feels safe, comfortable and confident in their new room.
We build up gently over around two weeks before the start date, so your child feels safe, comfortable and confident in their new room.
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05
STEP FIVE
STEP FIVE
Ready for the big first day
Ready for the big first day
By the time their first day arrives, your child knows their room, their friends and their key worker. And you get updates from the very first morning.
By the time their first day arrives, your child knows their room, their friends and their key worker. And you get updates from the very first morning.
A FAMILIAR FACE
A FAMILIAR FACE
Your child’s key worker
Your child’s key worker
Every child at Appin is assigned a dedicated key worker, one familiar face who gets to know your child inside out. They are your first point of contact, keeping you informed and involved in your child’s progress every step of the way.
Every child at Appin is assigned a dedicated key worker, one familiar face who gets to know your child inside out. They are your first point of contact, keeping you informed and involved in your child’s progress every step of the way.
From the very first settling session, your key worker builds a secure attachment with your child, and you get daily feedback through the Famly app from the staff caring for them.
From the very first settling session, your key worker builds a secure attachment with your child, and you get daily feedback through the Famly app from the staff caring for them.
★★★★★
★★★★★
My son started at Appin this year and at only 8 months old I was worried he was too young. The team have been brilliant with him and he is now turning 1 and loves it. The communication is brilliant and I feel really comfortable leaving my son in the morning.
My son started at Appin this year and at only 8 months old I was worried he was too young. The team have been brilliant with him and he is now turning 1 and loves it. The communication is brilliant and I feel really comfortable leaving my son in the morning.
Gayle M, mother of child at Appin
Gayle M, mother of child at Appin
GOOD TO KNOW
Settling in essentials
Completely free
Completely free
Settling in sessions cost nothing. They are part of joining Appin.
Settling in sessions cost nothing. They are part of joining Appin.
Around two weeks
Around two weeks
Sessions usually run for two weeks before your child’s start date.
Sessions usually run for two weeks before your child’s start date.
You set the pace
You set the pace
Every child is different. We follow their lead, and yours.
Every child is different. We follow their lead, and yours.
Ready to take the first step?
Ready to take the first step?
Book a tour and start your settling in journey. We would love to meet you both.
Book a tour and start your settling in journey. We would love to meet you both.
Start your enquiry
Start your enquiry