Bircotes Pre-School

Activities: Staff use good knowledge of children's interests to plan activities that enthuse children.

Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Children practise using different languages, supporting inclusion of children who speak English as an additional language.

Communication: Staff build close working relationships with parents to support children in a consistent manner; they share information with them regularly.

Programs and Resources: The pre-school is extremely welcoming and inclusive, planning precisely for SEND children’s learning.

Staff Training: Staff provide effective training and innovative support for themselves to enhance their knowledge.

Welcoming and Professional Staff: The pre-school is extremely welcoming and inclusive. Staff are positive role models.

Safeguarding Training: Staff have a good knowledge and understanding of the possible signs, symptoms and indicators of abuse and neglect. They know the referral procedure well.

Play and Learning Integration: Staff make good use of observations and accurate assessments to help make future learning experiences meaningful and challenging.

Child Safety Management: Staff regularly check the environment for risks and take suitable action to reduce the possibility of harm to children.

Happiness and Settling: Children look happy and settled; all children make good progress in relation to their starting points in learning.

Nutritional Menu: Children eat a range of healthy foods.