Do you have an effective, professional monthly newsletter in place at your Early Years Service? If not, here are some tips and ideas on how you can do this very easily. A newsletter acts as a key piece of information to reach all parents at your service. You may use a communication app to send daily updates and pictures which is great, but a monthly newsletter will act as a central source of information for all parents.
Issuing a monthly newsletter engages parents and increases their awareness and involvement with your service. It provides a source of information to show what children are learning (not just academically but also socially and emotionally). The new Tusla Inspection regime (published 26 June 2020) will evaluate how you communicate with parents. This is a key aspect of the inspection, particularly now that face to face communication may be more challenging.
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Advantages of a Monthly Newsletter
Some of the advantages of a monthly newsletter are:
- Streamlines communications
- Acts as reliable source of information for parents
- Encourages parent engagement and involvement
- Informs parents of new policy changes and updates
- Keeps families up to date on schedules and upcoming events
- Helps to reduce the number of questions coming from parents
After a couple of months of sending a monthly newsletter parents will know when to expect the newsletter and what type of information it will contain. This helps to streamline your communication so it becomes an essential part of key information for parents. The newsletter should include items on curriculum, classroom activities and your overall schedule. Providing this information will also reduce the number of questions received with parents easily able to find what they require within the newsletter. Remember to send your newsletter out at the same time every month and not on a Friday or weekend as there is less chance parents will read it.
Early Years Shop Newsletter Creator
Do you know that for €9 a month you can produce a highly professional newsletter personalised for your service. Canavan Byrne provides timely, interesting content that you can choose from and edit as well as adding your own news or any other articles you think would be of interest to families. The newsletter is also personalised with your service name, contact details and logo.
Access to the Newsletter Creator is available to Early Years Resource Factory members for no additional charge and is one of the great benefits to EYRF membership, along with access to curriculum plans, many printable records, notices and forms, Family Notices, an archive of all the previous Friday Freebies, and a discount on many products on the Early Years Shop.
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