Little Acorns Pre-School

Activities: Activities are meticulously planned, exciting and motivating. Children are incredibly eager to take part and become absorbed in their learning.

Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Children's experiences and achievements in this pre-school are exceptional. They build rapidly on what they know and can do.

Communication: Parents are highly complimentary about the pre-school. They work very closely with staff and have an in-depth knowledge about what their children are learning.

Welcoming and Professional Staff: Staff are excellent role models. They, and children, treat one another with great respect and have remarkably good manners.

Safeguarding Training: Frequent and in-depth professional development opportunities contribute to staff's secure and up-to-date knowledge of child protection procedures.

Play and Learning Integration: Teaching is inspirational. Staff expertly weave learning opportunities into every part of the children's day, embracing their interests and inciting their curiosity.

Diversity Management: Staff foster children's individual personalities and experiences extremely well. They provide very well-thought-out resources and age-appropriate activities to teach children about people and communities beyond their own rural location.

Child Safety Management: Children have an excellent understanding of how to keep themselves safe. For example, they take on the role of 'danger detectives' when they help staff to assess risks.

Children's Safety and Security: Children's exemplary behaviour shows that they feel safe and secure. They are extremely kind and considerate to others.

Teaching Personal Safety: Staff teach children to be resilient and confident to speak out about their own worries and concerns.

Happiness and Settling: Children show delight and wonder as they play. This contributes to their excellent skills, knowledge and their motivation to learn more.

Nutritional Menu: Healthy lifestyles are promoted exceptionally well. For example, staff provide a lunch box for each child that indicates how much of each food group children need. This helps to ensure meals are highly nutritious and well balanced.