Little Acorns Day Nursery

Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Children develop good communication skills and make good progress across all aspects of their development.

Communication: Parents receive regular updates about their children's day and development.

Community Building: Parents speak very highly of the nursery and staff team, and appreciate the arrangements for settling children in.

Programs and Resources: Manager supports staff in identifying children who may show potential gaps in their learning and seeks advice from relevant professionals.

Staff Training: Staff say they feel valued and supported, including those who are newer to the team.

Welcoming and Professional Staff: Staff have high expectations for children. They use praise to build on their self-confidence and self-esteem.

Safeguarding Training: Staff benefit from regular training on child protection and wider safeguarding issues.

Play and Learning Integration: Staff use mats to encourage babies to stand up at the sand tray, which promotes their physical development.

Transition to Primary School: They provide individual settling-in visits to help children to feel safe when they start.

Child Safety Management: Staff prioritise children's safety. They carry out specific risk assessments to meet children's individual safety needs.

Children's Safety and Security: Children build strong bonds with their key persons and show that they feel safe in the nursery.

Teaching Personal Safety: The manager ensures that staff understand their responsibilities to keep children safe from harm.

Happiness and Settling: Staff maintain strong partnerships with families. This helps to promote continuity of care for children.