Foundation Stage Transition Questionnaire 2018

1. Did your child attend a Preschool or Nursery setting prior to beginning at Winter Gardens Academy?

1. / Yes / Please circle one option only .
If yes, please go to Question 2, if no go to Question 5
2. / No

2. Which setting did your child attend previously?

1. / Winter Gardens Preschool / Please circle one option only
2. / Other (please state)

3. How many sessions per week did your child attend their previous setting for? For example, if your child attended every morning but afternoons they completed 5 morning sessions per week.

Number of sessions per week
1 / Mornings
2 / Afternoons

4. If your child attended a Preschool or Nursery, how do you feel this has helped with preparing your child in their transition into the reception class?

5. Did you visit Winter Gardens Academy before making the decision to apply for a school place here?

1. / Yes / Please circle one option only
2. / No

6. Which of the following statements best reflect your opinion of the amount of information you received prior to your chid starting at Winter Gardens Academy?

1 / I did not receive enough information / Please circle one option only
2 / I received just the right amount of information
3 / I received too much information

7. If you think you did not get enough information what else would you like to have received?

Prep Group

Our Prep Group sessions ran for a term and were an opportunity for your child to come into school and experience an afternoon in their reception class with their class teacher. These initially ran every other week, and then were offered on a weekly basis. We would appreciate any feedback on your views as to how effective you felt prep group was in preparing your child for starting school.

8. Did your child attend the Prep Group that started in April 2017?

1 / Yes / Please circle one option only
2 / No
3 / I can’t remember

9. Using a scale of 1-5 (1 = not very useful and 5 = extremely useful) how useful did you find this session?

1 = Not very useful / Please circle one option only
2
3
4
5 = extremely useful

10. Please tell us why you gave the session that rating?

Induction meeting

The induction meeting was an opportunity for you to gain more information about the school and meet the Class Teachers, Mrs Stalham and Mrs Thurston.

11. How useful did you find the induction meeting? (circle one option only)

1 = Not very useful / Please tell us why you gave the session that rating?
2
3
4
5 = extremely useful

12. Please rate each of the following statements on a scale of 1-5, where 1 is strongly disagree and 5 is strongly agree.

Strongly Disagree / 2 / 3 / 4 / Strongly Agree
1 / I found the transition process straightforward / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
2 / I think that the transition has helped my child settle in to school / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
3 / I feel that my child has settled in to school well / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
4 / My child is happy in school / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5

14. Is there anything else regarding the transition process that you would like to add?