Handover

How it is used

Used for handovers with parents at drop-off and pick-up, and between staff at shift changes. Typical topics are food, sleep, nappies, mood, small accidents and messages. The verb is hand over.

Example sentences

1. At handover, I told his dad that he had slept for an hour after lunch.

2. Please write any medicine details on the handover sheet.

Common collocations

• daily handover
• handover sheet
• at handover
• verbal handover

Related terms

• drop-offThe time when a parent or carer brings a child to the nursery and leaves them with staff; the end-of-day equivalent is pick-up or collection.
• partnership with parentsWorking closely with parents and carers as equal partners, sharing information and decisions so that home and setting support the child together.
• key personThe member of nursery staff who has special responsibility for a small group of children, builds a close bond with each child and is the main contact for the family.
• routineThe regular order of events in a child's day, such as arrival, snack, play, meals, nap and home time, which helps children feel secure and know what comes next.

This word in other fields

The same English word can have a different meaning in another field:

• handover · Networking & Telecommunications
• handover · Civil Engineering & Construction
• handover · Medicine
• handover · Nursing
• handover · Emergency Medicine & First Aid
• handover · Management & Leadership
• handover · Project Management
• handover · Tourism & Hospitality

More terms: Nursery Practice and Routines

• early years
• nursery
• early childhood education
• settle in
• transition
• nappy
• staff-to-child ratio
• circle time
• learning environment
• EYFS