First Steps (Rocester)

Activities: Children have access to a good range of activities and resources.

Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: For example, older children engage in regular sessions to help them learn to link sounds to letters. They are all fully engaged as they sit and listen to adults.

Communication: Parents feel they are kept well informed about their children's care and learning.

Community Building: Staff provide opportunities throughout the year to engage parents in activities with their children in the nursery and at home.

Programs and Resources: All children, including those who have special educational needs and/or disabilities, make good progress from their starting points. Staff expertly identify any gaps in children's learning and provide targeted interventions and support.

Welcoming and Professional Staff: Children are happy and confident. They share good relationships with friendly and caring staff.

Safeguarding Training: Staff demonstrate a clear understanding of how to protect children from harm.

Play and Learning Integration: Children develop their communication skills well. For example, as they play a magnetic fishing game, they catch a fish with a picture of objects in different positions.

Transition to Primary School: Children are well prepared for school and learn some key skills. For example, older children engage in regular sessions to help them learn to link sounds to letters.

Child Safety Management: Policies and procedures are robust, and regular risk assessments help staff minimise potential hazards and promote children's safety.

Happiness and Settling: Children enter the nursery eagerly and separate happily from their parents. Young children new to the setting settle quickly and develop strong emotional attachments to their key person.