Charlie Caterpillars Day Nursery

Activities: Staff plan interesting activities that focus on the individual needs of the children and their next steps.

Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Children are building the muscles needed to support their early writing skills. Staff support children with their independence and gently encourage them to keep trying at tricky tasks.

Communication: Parents say they feel well supported and informed of the progress their children are making.

Programs and Resources: The nursery owner, who is the special educational needs coordinator (SENCo), uses her expertise to implement the early and ongoing support children might need.

Staff Training: Staff support children with SEND very well.

Welcoming and Professional Staff: Staff are warm and welcoming and greet children with a big smile.

Safeguarding Training: The leaders and staff fully understand their roles and responsibilities with regard to keeping children safe.

Play and Learning Integration: Children demonstrate a positive attitude to learning and are building their self-esteem.

Transition to Primary School: Children are building the muscles needed to support their early writing skills.

Diversity Management: Children show kindness and are developing friendships.

Child Safety Management: Staff count children in and out of rooms to ensure they remain safely accounted for. Recruitment processes are thorough and robust.

Children's Safety and Security: The environment is assessed for risk throughout the day, and the premises are safe and secure.

Happiness and Settling: Children excitedly enter the nursery and quickly settle into the familiar routines of the day.