St George's Day Nursery
After being introduced to the Signs for Success programme at a conference, I decided to involve my staff as a whole with staff training and since that time Signs for Success has become part of our every day routine and programme . In the past 6 months, seven of my staff have taken the programme further by enrolling on the "Signing with Babies and Young Children" course.
The programme has benefited every one in many ways, not only at developing relationships and offering new lines of communication among staff and peers but has also developed a confidence and communication with those children who have trouble with language or speaking out.
The reception from parents over the past year has been nothing but praise and has always been received with great interest which we have welcomed by extending this into parents information and demonstrations at parents evenings.
I believe that the reason this programme works is because it is delivered in such an easy positive way that has captured my staff's interest and the rewards speak for themselves.
On a personal note I would also like to say how the programme has made a difference in my home environment. I have a hearing impaired daughter who never wanted to sign because it made her feel different and now her brother is teaching her what he has learnt at nursery and she suddenly feels it is cool.
