Glebe Kids

Activities: Children use tools to crush coloured chalks to recreate what they have learned about volcanos and lava. They experiment how the consistency of chalk changes when they add water and lemon juice. Children are active writers and make predictions and comparisons to solve complex mathematical problems.

Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Staff have an excellent understanding of what each child knows and needs to learn next. This means that children make exceptional progress.

Communication: Parents welcome the excellent communication they receive from staff that ensures they are fully involved in every aspect of their children's learning.

Community Building: Staff warmly welcome parents and children's extended family into the setting for regular events, where children proudly show them what they enjoy and are learning.

Programs and Resources: The needs of children who have special educational needs and/or disabilities are quickly identified. This means that they make very good progress in relation to their starting points.

Staff Training: The skilled staff team puts instant support in place in partnership with parents and external professionals.

Welcoming and Professional Staff: Staff are enthusiastic and proud of their roles and often enjoy long careers at this setting.

Safeguarding Training: Staff regularly update their safeguarding training.

Play and Learning Integration: The richly resourced and highly inviting environment motivates children to be deeply engaged in their chosen play.

Transition to Primary School: Children learn what they need to be successful in their future.

Child Safety Management: The manager meticulously monitors the premises daily to check for any potential risks.

Children's Safety and Security: Children are confident and show that they feel very safe and secure. They are completely content in their surroundings due to the excellent relationships they have with staff.

Teaching Personal Safety: Staff teach children how to assess risks and keep themselves safe. For example, children learn how to stay safe in the sun and when they climb trees.