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Positive Relationships: Working with Parents - Cafe society

Norfolk's Story Cafe programme is proving a hugely effective way of engaging parents in their children's learning. Programme developers Julie Westrop and Mandy Lowe and teacher Nicky Hudson offer some insight into how they are making it a success.

As early years practitioners, we are all too aware of the importance of the home learning environment - and the challenges of engaging parents in their children's learning. One way that is proving really appealing to a wide range of parents is Norfolk's Story Cafes.

A Story Cafe is essentially an informal story session, which takes place - as the name suggests - in a 'cafe' created in an early years setting or primary school, with all the features expected of a cafe, such as all-important refreshments. The cafes are run by staff as often as is practicable and desirable for the setting and families.

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