Kid Ease Dover Buckland

Activities: Children are highly engaged in role play. They spend considerable time, for example, pretending they are on a pirate ship and creating treasure maps.

Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Staff have very high expectations for what children can achieve in preparing them for the next stage of their learning. Children are tremendously confident and eager learners and demonstrate exceptional behaviour.

Communication: Parents speak very positively of staff and are enthusiastic in their praise of them.

Community Building: They commend the consistent and effective support from highly skilled staff.

Programs and Resources: All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities and those who speak English as an additional language, make excellent progress.

Staff Training: They ensure staff have appropriate training to support children with their language development.

Welcoming and Professional Staff: Staff are highly enthusiastic and encourage children to tackle more challenging activities.

Safeguarding Training: The managers provide exceptional support, organising training to enhance their skills and knowledge.

Play and Learning Integration: Staff encourage children to solve problems and think for themselves.

Transition to Primary School: Staff prepare older children remarkably well for their move to school.

Diversity Management: All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities and those who speak English as an additional language, make excellent progress.

Child Safety Management: Children's safety and well-being are given a high priority in this setting.

Children's Safety and Security: Staff provide extended settling-in sessions to help children quickly feel secure.

Happiness and Settling: Children are extremely happy in this setting.