Her school are going in to to visit her at nursery - so nervous

[ThomCat]

The school we want her to attend in Sept 06 rang to see when she's in nursery so they can go round and assess her and make sure their school can opffer her the right support.

I know they can, they have one of the best SN's intakes for a mainstream school, they are the leadewr in the area, other schools go to them to see how they do it. But nervous all the same. What if they say no. Who'll take her if they can't?

I'm sure it'll be fine but feel like something in my chest is being squeezed. Won't breathe properly until they confirm it's all good.

They won't say no. They'll ask to have her weekends too, she's so gorgeous and edible! Honestly, it will be fine.

This is probably why they have the best SN intake - because they check what they need to do first.

I so hope you're right. She justy has to go there. I won't let them say no. i'll create such a massive fuss if they even think about saying no.

Jesus, this baby is making it hard to breathe anyway, now with this.... ohhhhh, where's the air gone?!!

Yeah, yeah, it'll be fine, keep telling me that.
I've got too many mantras going on right now, getting all of a tizz!

She'll be fine, TC.

The staff from ds1's school started visiting him at pre-school from about February onwards. It gave his future Reception teacher the chance to get to know him in advance and to asess any particular needs he might have in her classroom. The school SENCO was also able to get an idea of what level of support he would need, rather than wait until September and then find out he needed a statement or x hours of 1:1 on School Action Plus. It was also really useful for the staff to get some face-to-face tips and ideas from the pre-school staff. By the time ds1 started school in the following September he himself felt much happier about the move to 'big school'.

Look at it this way - if they thought she was completely unsuitable, they wouldn't be visiting!

oh TC I am sure they won't say no. They sound a lot like our school - lovely and caring. I am sure they genuinely just want to see what Lottie's needs are so that they get it completely right for her and know what to ask for regarding funding etc.

I'm sure they'll fall in love with her and really look forward to having her.

Inclusion is going fabulously for dd2. This is partly due to our school really making an effort to get everything in place, sounds like Lottie's future school will be a lovely place for her, too.

Do they have experience of a child with Lottie's level of need? If they do then they'll be fine, and the assessment will be a chance to get everything in place, if not it is much better that they do assess to make sure they can meet her needs.

Having had things go pear shaped (which was probably predictable at the time), having someone say the place wasn't suitable at the beginning would have saved a lot of time (and ds1 would have had a brilliant education from the start, rather than wasting 4 terms in a place that couldn't cope with him, and I wouldn't have had t run around like a lunatic picking him up at 11.30am for a year because they couldn;t cope with him for more than 2 hours)

Thomcat, it's only natural to worry, but after reading your threads about Lottie she just sounds just like a bundle of joy to have.

My ds's infant school watched my ds at his nursery to get an idea on how he behaved amongst other children, and the difficulties he came up against. They received some great ideas from the staff there. I'm just proud that my ds has the good fortune to go to a wonderful school that cares enough to go and visit a child before they attend their school. Sounds like you've been lucky too. I also felt concerned that maybe the school would turn my ds down, but the headteacher made me feel very positive, and mentioned that he'd be an asset to the school because other children could learn from him. He's HFA BTW.

I am sure she will win them over the second they walk in the door and spot her TC; who wouldn't?

They are visiting at nursery so that they can make sure that they are prepared and know what she wants/needs from them. Not to check out if she is okay to come. I am sure it'll be fine.

(BTW, DD's school does this anyway - visits children in their nurseries. And that is not for SN reasons. Just so they see the children in a relaxed and familir setting before they arrive. So they could just be doing that for no particular reason at all, other than to see how she is at nursery)

Who wouldn't want Lottie T/C? Don't be daft
Seriously, they take SN children and are going to see her to make sure they can give her the right support. That's FANTASTIC.

Thanks, feel better from reading your posts. Just felt a bit.... eeeekkkk about it for a bit, but like you all say, it's just a sensible, cool thing they are doing and better they are prepared for her SN's beforehand etc.

Just can't wait till we have the 'okay you're in' nod and I can put this school malarkary to bed iykwim. I'll have other things to worry about then of course

Blimey, and I'm not even a real worrier!

Totally agree with Soupdragon - it sounds as if they know exactly what they're doing. You'll be fine!