Attendance

Eighty-five to ninety percent of a child’s brain develops by age five!

 The impact of non-attendance at nursery significantly increases gaps in knowledge and understanding for children. Research has shown that this has a huge impact on their attainment, achievement and future life choices.

As a nursery school, we are required to keep records of children’s attendance and judgements are made about how we work with parents to ensure attendance remains high.

According to The DfE, ‘The government expects that schools:

-promote good attendance and reduce absence, including persistent absence

-act early to address patterns of absence’