Chec Mates Day Care

Activities: Children thoroughly enjoy exploring shaving foam. They develop hand-eye coordination as they search for animals that are hidden in the foam.

Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: The support for children with SEND is superb and this is a real strength of this nursery. Children receive individualised support to enable them to be included in activities, and staff show infinite patience and a deep-rooted kindness toward them.

Communication: Staff share information with parents about their child's day, their next steps for learning, and how parents can continue with their child's learning at home.

Programs and Resources: The support for children with SEND is superb and this is a real strength of this nursery. Children receive individualised support to enable them to be included in activities.

Staff Training: The special educational needs coordinator works closely with staff, parents, and other professionals to ensure children receive any additional support they may need.

Welcoming and Professional Staff: Staff welcome children warmly as they arrive. They are friendly and caring, and children form close bonds with them.

Safeguarding Training: There is an open and positive culture around safeguarding that puts children's interests first.

Play and Learning Integration: Staff engage children in conversation and encourage them to use utensils correctly.

Diversity Management: All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), make the best possible progress from their starting points.

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

Happiness and Settling: Children form close bonds with staff. They seek them out for a reassuring cuddle or to join in their play.