Hopscotch Pre-school

Activities: Children are happy and benefit from the broad range of stimulating and challenging play and learning experiences.

Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Practitioners use their good knowledge of how young children learn and develop to promote good outcomes.

Communication: Parents are kept well informed about how their children are progressing and how they can further support their learning at home.

Community Building: Parents comment very positively about how well practitioners work with them and other professionals to meet children's specific needs.

Programs and Resources: Individual programmes of support are implemented very effectively to make sure children receive support that is closely matched to their specific needs.

Staff Training: Practitioners are all vetted to ensure they are suitable for their roles and they update their skills through training.

Welcoming and Professional Staff: The manager and practitioner team are passionate about their roles.

Safeguarding Training: The manager and practitioner team have a thorough understanding of child protection issues.

Play and Learning Integration: Children immerse themselves in activities they enjoy.

Transition to Primary School: Children make good progress in their learning. They develop important skills to help prepare them for their next phase in learning, including their eventual move to school.

Child Safety Management: Practitioners are vigilant and supervise children well.

Children's Safety and Security: Children are happy and successfully develop a strong sense of security and trusting relationships with practitioners.

Teaching Personal Safety: They talk to children about keeping themselves safe as they play and use equipment.

Happiness and Settling: Children say, 'I love this day at Hopscotch'.

Nutritional Menu: There is a strong focus on promoting positive attitudes to healthy eating, good hygiene and being active.