Colville Community Nursery

Activities: Children are enticed by the rich range of activities on offer.

Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Children remain busily absorbed in learning and sensory play. Staff promote children's language and development exceptionally well.

Communication: The manager offers an open-door policy. Parents enter the building to drop off and collect their children.

Community Building: Parents express their admiration for the nursery.

Programs and Resources: Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) receive tailored, individual programmes of support to reach their targets.

Staff Training: The SENDCo works sensitively with parents.

Welcoming and Professional Staff: Children arrive happily and are greeted with warm smiles from staff at this well-run nursery.

Safeguarding Training: Staff have established trusting relationships with parents. This helps them to be aware of any concerns about a child's safety at an early stage and provide effective support.

Play and Learning Integration: Children are highly inquisitive and deeply curious. They remain busily absorbed in learning and sensory play.

Transition to Primary School: Children enjoy routine visits to the library and local parks. They learn about their neighbourhood's distinctiveness.

Diversity Management: They visit places of worship and participate in events like the carnival, Queen's Jubilee and Easter Bonnet Parade.

Child Safety Management: The manager ensures all foods used in children's meals contain safe ingredients.

Children's Safety and Security: Staff facilitate supervised daily dry toothbrushing with children. This helps promote children's good oral hygiene practice.

Happiness and Settling: This has helped children settle in quickly and feel part of a community.

Nutritional Menu: Their meals include butternut squash, potatoes, fish, fresh fruit and vegetables. There is a no sugar policy at the nursery.