Boldon Community Centre Sunshine Playgroup

Activities: Children are highly motivated and eager to learn. They learn about numbers and counting, for example, when preparing fruit for their snack.

Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Older children show good problem-solving skills. For example, they decide they need tape to hold together a castle they build.

Communication: Parents speak very highly of the playgroup and its staff. They particularly appreciate how quickly staff respond to information that they share about their children.

Programs and Resources: Support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), in partnership with other professionals and parents, is highly effective.

Welcoming and Professional Staff: Warm relationships between staff and children help children to develop a strong sense of belonging.

Safeguarding Training: Staff know the signs and symptoms that can indicate a child is at risk of abuse. They understand that they must report concerns about a child's welfare without delay to protect children from potential or further harm.

Play and Learning Integration: Children develop mark-making skills in a range of ways, such as drawing on the floor and painting on the fence.

Transition to Primary School: Staff give careful thought to preparing children for their move on to school. Older children are encouraged to become increasingly independent.

Child Safety Management: Regular checks help to ensure that play areas and equipment are safe and suitable for children.

Children's Safety and Security: Children show that they feel safe, secure and are ready to learn.

Happiness and Settling: Children bound along the corridor on arrival, showing how happy they are to join their friends.

Nutritional Menu: Staff encourage parents to provide healthy packed lunches and use mealtimes as an opportunity to discuss good nutrition with children.