Kempshott Under 5's Preschool

Activities: Children demonstrate a true love for learning in the stimulating indoor and outdoor environments. They show high levels of perseverance and developing critical thinking skills, such as working out how to flatten a ball of play dough.

Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Staff have high expectations for all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). They provide tailored settling-in sessions for each child, starting with home visits to get to know children and their families.

Communication: Parents highly value the manager and her team. They report on the impressive ways that staff communicate with them about their children's progress, such as through an online application, newsletters and verbally.

Welcoming and Professional Staff: Children form close bonds with the compassionate and dedicated staff. They confidently leave their parents, happily walk into the nursery and eagerly engage in the activities.

Safeguarding Training: The manager ensures staff regularly update their knowledge to keep children safe.

Play and Learning Integration: Children gain the knowledge and skills they need to become successful and confident learners.

Transition to Primary School: They provide tailored settling-in sessions for each child, starting with home visits to get to know children and their families. This approach works very well, as after only a few weeks into the autumn term, children show that they feel safe and comfortable in their new surroundings.

Diversity Management: Children learn about respect and tolerance for different religions and beliefs represented by children in the setting.

Child Safety Management: The manager and staff have a secure knowledge of their responsibility to safeguard and protect children from harm.

Children's Safety and Security: Children show that they feel safe and comfortable in their new surroundings.

Happiness and Settling: Parents are impressed with how happy their children are to attend and how excited they are to tell their parents about their day on collection.