Footsteps Ponteland

Activities: Children benefit from a wide range of fun, exciting and challenging experiences such as birdwatching and making potions.

Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Staff promote a love of books and provide warm and comfortable spaces for children to share stories together.

Communication: Parents praise the setting for its good systems of communication and the friendliness of staff.

Community Building: Staff gather the views of parents and reflect well on the experiences for children.

Programs and Resources: There is strong support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. Staff receive training on sign language.

Staff Training: Managers provide training to staff on sign language and relevant expectations of children's behavior in relation to their age or stage of development.

Welcoming and Professional Staff: Staff are warm, caring and kind. They form lovely relationships with the children.

Safeguarding Training: All staff complete safeguarding training and hold current first-aid certificates.

Play and Learning Integration: Children engage in activities such as creating a pretend restaurant and cooking their own pizzas.

Transition to Primary School: Setting and school staff work well together to help provide a joined-up approach to support children's development.

Child Safety Management: Staff know the procedure to follow to help keep children safe.

Children's Safety and Security: Children are happy, settled and secure.

Teaching Personal Safety: Staff help children to learn how to keep themselves safe and healthy.

Happiness and Settling: Children are enthusiastic and excited about the activities on offer.

Nutritional Menu: Children enjoy a range of healthy and nutritious snacks.