Bright Sparks Child Care

Activities: They confidently say goodbye to parents, register their arrival and eagerly engage in play. Children explore the wide variety of activities and quickly become engrossed.

Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Staff are keen for children to develop their speech and language skills in all areas of play. Most staff are particularly skilled at this.

Communication: Staff provide parents with regular updates about children's current interests and learning, so they can support them at home. A nursery lending library and a storybook challenge engage parents successfully.

Community Building: Partnerships with parents are a priority for staff. Parents speak very positively about the nursery, the friendliness of the staff team and how happy their children are to attend.

Programs and Resources: Close working with other professionals and outside agencies means children are further supported. For example, there are effective partnerships with the area special needs coordinator.

Staff Training: This ensures children with special educational needs and/or disabilities receive specific care and learning opportunities. Staff monitor all children's progress and use additional funding effectively.

Welcoming and Professional Staff: Staff are very good role models; they are kind and respectful in their interactions. They encourage children to think about how their actions may affect others.

Safeguarding Training: All staff understand their responsibilities to safeguard children and can capably describe procedures for working with relevant agencies to protect children from harm. Safeguarding information is clearly displayed in pertinent places to remind everyone of their duty to report concerns.

Play and Learning Integration: Younger children demonstrate good hand-to-eye coordination as they pour water from different-sized vessels down drain pipes. They are excited as they see the water flow back into the water tray.

Transition to Primary School: Children learn to manage their own personal needs, which contributes to their self-confidence, particularly in preparation for school.

Diversity Management: Staff offer good support to children who speak English as an additional language. They use picture prompts and speak in clear, short sentences. This helps children as they begin to understand and speak English.

Child Safety Management: Detailed risk assessments are completed daily to maintain a safe environment.

Teaching Personal Safety: They understand how to use these safely, demonstrating increasing control in their fine-motor skills.

Happiness and Settling: Children arrive enthusiastically at nursery and greet staff warmly. They confidently say goodbye to parents, register their arrival and eagerly engage in play.