Bonby Pre-School

Activities: Children take it in turns to choose an item from the box that begins with the letter sound 'S'.

Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Staff consider the skills children will need for their move on to school.

Communication: Staff invite parents into the pre-school to take part in activities. They also provide parents with regular ideas about how they can continue their child's learning at home.

Community Building: Parents become emotional when speaking about staff's kindness and care to their children. Partnerships with parents are a key strength of this pre-school.

Programs and Resources: The special educational needs coordinator (SENCo) and staff are passionate about supporting children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. They make prompt referrals to other professionals, where necessary, and work closely to support parents.

Staff Training: The manager and staff keep their mandatory training and professional knowledge up to date.

Welcoming and Professional Staff: Staff greet children and parents warmly on arrival. Staff teach children about differences between themselves and their peers, such as their height and family structure.

Safeguarding Training: The manager and staff attend training that benefits children's learning.

Play and Learning Integration: Children show their positive attitudes to learning and quickly engage in play with staff or their peers. Children's behaviour is very positive. They show how they are happy, settled and feel secure at this friendly and welcoming pre-school.

Transition to Primary School: Teachers from the school on site invite staff in to see how they teach phonics. This helps to ensure that there is consistency of teaching for children's early literacy learning.

Child Safety Management: There is an open and positive culture around safeguarding that puts children's interests first.

Children's Safety and Security: Children show how they are happy, settled and feel secure at this friendly and welcoming pre-school.

Happiness and Settling: Children show how they are happy, settled and feel secure at this friendly and welcoming pre-school.