Annemarie & Linda's Happy Shack

Activities: Children take part in yoga and visit a local art gallery, where they learn new skills, such as costume making and drumming.

Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Children build strong bonds with the staff who care for them. New children settle quickly. Staff support children's personal, social and emotional development well.

Communication: Parents praise the wide range of activities on offer and comment that they feel well informed about their children's experiences at the club.

Programs and Resources: Support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) is strong.

Staff Training: Staff have completed training in supporting children with SEND. They attend meetings with parents and partner professionals in education and health to provide a consistent approach to support children's development.

Welcoming and Professional Staff: Children are happy, settled and secure at this friendly and inclusive setting.

Safeguarding Training: Managers have a robust understanding of their responsibilities in relation to keeping children safe.

Play and Learning Integration: Children are eager and enthusiastic to take part in the varied activities which staff plan each day.

Child Safety Management: The space in which children play is clean and secure, and resources are well maintained. Staff complete food hygiene training.

Happiness and Settling: Children are happy, settled and secure at this friendly and inclusive setting.

Nutritional Menu: Children choose which food they would like to put in their sandwiches at snack time.