The first days at a childcare centre always form an intense experience, both for the child and the parent. We therefore feel that it is of major importance to pay extra attention to both. This is why we have established a familiarization period during which we allow the children and their parents to become familiar with Milk&Cookies.
During this familiarization period, children and parents will become thoroughly acquainted with their new environment, the group room, the educational staff members and the other children. During this period, you can have an intensive consultation with the group’s educational staff members. By consulting a lot and telling a lot about the care you offer your child at home, we can attune your child’s feeding schedule, sleeping pattern, and individual attention at Milk&Cookies. In doing so, Milk&Cookies will rapidly become a familiar place, and both you and your child will properly get to know the educational staff members and the other group members.
To allow your child to get used to Milk&Cookies gradually, the first familiarization days will only form part of a full day care. In this way, your child can observe and deal with all the new impressions at ease and in his/her own tempo.
In the month before your child comes to Milk&Cookies, you will have an introductory interview. Together with the educational staff member, you can decide yourself when your child will come to familiarize; this will become the familiarization scheme. When determining this scheme, your child’s wellbeing is the main focus. Obviously, we will also take good notice of your wishes in doing so.
In principle, the familiarization period starts on the contract date. If possible and feasible within the group, the familiarization period can also start before the contract date. The familiarization period can take a maximum of two weeks, depending on your child’s needs. Please take note of this, as it is in your child’s interest that you are present in the group during the days that your child comes to familiarize.