Activ8 Nursery Henfield

Activities: Experiences thoughtfully set up with open-ended resources capturing children's curiosity.

Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Children develop problem-solving skills through experiences like comparing heights and organizing by size.

Communication: Parents comment positively on effective communication about children's progress.

Community Building: Parents use the lending library, which supports a love of reading at home.

Programs and Resources: Children who need extra help receive support through setting-based plans and referrals to outside agencies.

Staff Training: Staff model practice to less-experienced staff to develop teaching skills.

Welcoming and Professional Staff: Babies and very young children have secure attachments with adults that care for them.

Safeguarding Training: Staff recognize signs and symptoms of abuse and neglect and understand safeguarding issues like county lines and domestic violence.

Play and Learning Integration: Children delight in engaging in group games such as 'Simon says' and learn how to move their bodies in different ways.

Transition to Primary School: Targeted planning identifies strategies shared with families to prepare children for their next stage in education.

Child Safety Management: Staff support children to consider how they need to stay safe when outside.

Children's Safety and Security: Staff follow protocols about bruising on non-mobile babies and follow safe sleep guidelines.

Teaching Personal Safety: Staff support storytelling and discussions about feelings to build emotional resilience.

Happiness and Settling: Children show confidence as they arrive at the setting and have positive relationships playing cooperatively with friends.