Busy Bugs Pre School

Philosophy: staff make a role play campsite at the setting

Activities: Staff provide many opportunities for children to take part in creative activities. Children explore a range of craft materials and play dough

Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Through everyday conversations, children find out about healthy foods. Children explore making different shapes with play dough

Communication: Parents comment that staff regularly share ideas with them about how they can support their children's learning at home

Community Building: Parents are overwhelmingly positive about the setting. They comment how the staff care for them as a whole family

Programs and Resources: All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, feel safe and secure at this welcoming setting

Staff Training: Staff are skilled at recognising which children may need more support

Welcoming and Professional Staff: All children feel safe and secure at this welcoming setting. Parents are overwhelmingly positive about the setting

Safeguarding Training: All staff have a secure knowledge of safeguarding. The manager and deputy manager provide regular opportunities for staff to refresh their knowledge through accessing safeguarding training

Play and Learning Integration: Throughout the day, children have many opportunities to develop their skills in mathematics

Transition to Primary School: Staff prepare children well for going to school. They take children to visit their new school and have detailed discussions with their teachers

Diversity Management: Parents know who their child's key person is but state all staff know the children exceptionally well as individuals

Child Safety Management: Thorough risk assessments help keep children safe. Staff check all areas of the setting before children arrive for the day

Children's Safety and Security: The setting has clear fire evacuation procedures in place which staff practise with children regularly. This means children know what to do when the fire alarm sounds

Happiness and Settling: Children take responsibility for their learning environment. All children feel safe and secure at this welcoming setting

Nutritional Menu: Children find out about healthy foods through everyday conversations