Ladybird's Play And Toddler Group

Activities: The curriculum provides a broad range of interesting experiences that help children to make progress towards the early learning goals.

Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Children are inquisitive as they use play dough, manage different-sized containers to prepare an array of 'cakes'. Children demonstrate high levels of confidence and self-esteem.

Communication: Partnerships with parents are secure, and parents appreciate the wide range of learning opportunities planned. However, parents are not currently offered further guidance about how to extend their children's learning at home.

Community Building: Parents speak highly of the staff and the play environment, explaining that they feel very involved and that their opinions are listened to.

Programs and Resources: They target appropriate interventions so that children receive support. For instance, support systems are in place to promote children's speech and language, including effective partnerships with other agencies.

Welcoming and Professional Staff: Parents speak highly of the staff and the play environment, explaining that they feel very involved and that their opinions are listened to.

Safeguarding Training: The manager ensures all staff have regular safeguarding training and that their knowledge and understanding remain up to date.

Play and Learning Integration: Children are independent and curious learners. They have many opportunities to lead their own play and explore ideas in the well-resourced and stimulating environment.

Transition to Primary School: The curriculum provides a broad range of interesting experiences that help children to make progress towards the early learning goals. As a result, children are well prepared to move on to the next stage in their learning and, where appropriate, to school.

Child Safety Management: Safeguarding is effective. The manager ensures all staff have regular safeguarding training and that their knowledge and understanding remain up to date.

Happiness and Settling: Children show that they feel safe in the care of the warm and friendly staff. There is a key-person system in place which successfully promotes children's well-being.

Nutritional Menu: Children are supported to lead healthy lifestyles. They eat a balanced range of nutritious snacks.