Addingham Preschool

Activities: Staff have high expectations of what children can achieve. They have a good understanding of how children learn, and this helps them plan activities that engage and motivate children.

Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Repetition of words and phrases through songs, nursery rhymes, and familiar stories enables children to build up their vocabulary and explore language through play.

Communication: Parents comment extremely positively about the communication staff share about their child's development and progress.

Community Building: Parents are invited to visit and cook food from their birth countries.

Welcoming and Professional Staff: Staff are excellent role models and confidently use praise and encouragement with great effect to help raise children's self-esteem.

Safeguarding Training: Safeguarding training is kept up to date, and staff have a secure understanding of safeguarding issues and procedures.

Play and Learning Integration: Children count spontaneously as they check how many blocks they have used to build their tower. They develop an understanding of shape, space, and measure in play-based activities such as in the sand.

Transition to Primary School: Staff nurture and prepare children for school life.

Diversity Management: Children quickly learn to respect each other and enjoy learning about different backgrounds and cultures.

Child Safety Management: They ensure that the premises are safe and secure for children to play and learn in.

Happiness and Settling: Children are confident and happy in this extremely caring and welcoming preschool.