PROMOTION
Whether choosing software or working with families, Pernille Schmidt Ripp, brand writer at Famly, explains why collaboration should come first
We all know that the first five years of a child’s life are incredibly important. Take your average three-year-old – they are firing a million synapses every second. As grown-ups, I’m sure many of us would be happy for a few thousand good connections an hour!
But do we believe that society is making the most of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to give children the foundation for success? No one can doubt that the early years sector is filled with passionate educators – or that they are being held back by endlessly shifting polices, a lack of respect and bureaucracy just to access piecemeal funding.
At Famly, we have a surprisingly simple idea for helping to address this problem – using more collaboration.
You may be wondering how you could possibly squeeze any more into your day: more conversations, more feedback and more inspiration. You may already feel that there are not enough hours in the day as it is. That’s why, rather that adding to your to-do list, we’re talking about incorporating collaboration into the processes that are already there.
“Parents don’t have to wait for a consultation three times a year to see what their child is learning at nursery. Parents can log in and see straight away that their child has achieved something.”
Rob Danks, owner, Honey’s Nest
What is an early childhood platform?
Unlike traditional Nursery Management Software, where the focus is on your administration – and your and families are an afterthought – the best early years settings are shifting to early childhood platforms, where the focus is on helping all the nurturing adults involved in each child’s early years to work together.
How can you use a platform like this to bring more collaboration into your every day work? Here are a few ideas…
Find out more
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