Kindred Salisbury

Activities: Staff create a builder's area and include photos of several types of buildings, clipboards, and tape measures to encourage children's creative play.

Communication: Staff build strong partnerships with parents and gather information so they can provide familiar care routines for children.

Community Building: Parents say they highly value the advice that staff share to help them support children's learning at home.

Programs and Resources: Staff support children with SEND very effectively. They collaborate closely with other professionals and parents to support children's particular areas of development.

Welcoming and Professional Staff: Enthusiastic staff know the children very well. They use children's current fascinations to provide a wide range of experiences.

Safeguarding Training: Staff undertake regular child protection training and managers routinely check their understanding.

Play and Learning Integration: Staff interact well with the babies; they sing with them to support their developing communication.

Diversity Management: Children who speak English as an additional language are supported well by staff.

Child Safety Management: Staff supervise children closely in the safe environment.

Children's Safety and Security: Children are happy and feel secure at the nursery.

Teaching Personal Safety: Children learn about good hygiene as they wash their hands and practise cleaning model teeth.

Happiness and Settling: Babies settle quickly into the nursery and are soon confident to move away from their key person to explore their surroundings.

Nutritional Menu: The nursery provides healthy meals, and staff encourage the children to try new tastes. Mealtimes are calm and sociable occasions.