Lamesley Childcare@ Harlow Green

Activities: Children across all ages join in with allocated teams as they follow instructions when playing a ball game.

Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Children negotiate together who will be the person to try and catch the others, demonstrating teamwork and problem-solving skills.

Communication: Any necessary information that parents need to receive is passed on to staff.

Community Building: The club has a buddy system in place to enable younger children to feel welcomed and comfortable in the club.

Welcoming and Professional Staff: Children show high levels of emotional well-being and a strong sense of belonging, greeting staff with smiles.

Safeguarding Training: Staff have a secure understanding of their responsibilities to protect children.

Play and Learning Integration: All children relish the opportunities they have for physical play outdoors and enthusiastically join in with organised games.

Diversity Management: Children across all ages play together, building friendships with a wide range of other children.

Child Safety Management: Staff encourage children to risk assess the outdoor environment before using it.

Children's Safety and Security: Children show how safe and secure they feel as they greet staff with smiles when they are collected from their individual classrooms.

Teaching Personal Safety: Staff support children's understanding of making healthy eating choices and promote opportunities for children to be independent.

Happiness and Settling: Children show very high levels of respect for each other and for staff. Children demonstrate good manners as they automatically say 'please' and 'thank you'.

Nutritional Menu: Children enjoy a freshly prepared light tea while at the club, choosing from a variety of options that include a good selection of fruit and vegetables.