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Teacher home visit prior to Reception year start

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Jellycattoys · 07/07/2023 11:41

Dd is starting reception in September and the teacher will do a home visit a few days prior to start date.

For parents who went through the visit, what was it like, anything we need to be aware of or prep for?

Also I’m just wondering what the purpose of the visit is? Obviously we don’t mind and we think it’s brilliant that the teacher is making the effort to visit everyone. Just curious really.

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Hedonism · 09/07/2023 07:33

Your DC will know that the teacher and ta are trusted adults if they have seen you welcome them into your home.

The safeguarding angle is a good thing, isn't it? If there are no safeguarding issues then it's not a problem, if there are then the child can get the support they need.

Bunnie007 · 09/07/2023 08:03

I’ve been doing them for over 20 years, they are absolutely not about checking your home. They were bought in as research shows children settle better at school/nursery when meeting the caregivers (teachers/nursery staff etc) in their own environment. I have also found parents like the privacy of their own homes if they want to discuss more ‘delicate’ matters like relationship history or health problems etc Please don’t feel they are coming to make any judgments : )

TortolaParadise · 09/07/2023 21:58

EmmaGrundyForPM · 07/07/2023 11:46

Years since my dc were small, but it was sold as the teacher meeting the child in their own environment, to put the child at ease.

in reality, I got the impression that the teacher was checking out what the home environment was like - were there nooks and toys, is it calm or chaotic. I don't have a problem.with that.

This.

Samlewis96 · 10/07/2023 09:45

Hollyppp · 09/07/2023 07:12

My friend is a teacher and said in her area it was mainly a safeguarding thing. One or two of the children in her class - when she went to visit there was no furniture, no working toilet, nappies everywhere, no beds just blankets on the floor. So they needed to get the family some social services support and funds for new furniture and they donated bedding etc to the kids. Kids didn’t get taken away but she said it was a safeguarding touchpoint For the other kids in the class it was a
nice chance to meet them in a less stressful environment

So snooping basically. When my DS was young I declined the visit simply because I would've needed to take an unpaid day from work and take him out of nursery ( which I'd paid for) to wait in my house so they could do a 15 min visit. The teacher was also a friend of DS dad so he knew her anyway

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