Getting your child ready for school Waltham Forest
You are your child’s first teacher – together we can build a strong foundation for school and lifelong learning.
Starting school is a significant milestone for both children and their families. It is a time full of excitement, new experiences, and opportunities for plenty of learning.
It is important to remember that children develop at their own pace and they will need some help to meet their developmental milestones and to help them prepare for this exciting new chapter in their lives linked to going to school.
There are some things you can help your child with to ensure that they are ready to start school. This is so that they can cope with the demands of learning this is what we call being ‘school ready’.
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Here are some resources you will find information and advice, as well as useful links, for many of the topics raised in the checklist, e.g. nutrition and diet, feeding, toileting, anxiety, behavior, local parenting support, child carers, local dentists, local GPs.
Information for families of children and young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)
