Little Barn Owls Pre-School

Activities: Staff introduce new words for children to hear when exploring with compasses and magnets. They invite children to take part in focused language groups where they sing and play games to support children's communication effectively.

Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Children self-serve their snacks and pour their own drinks. They learn to develop an understanding of how others feel when they play together.

Communication: Staff make the best efforts to ensure parents are fully involved in and informed about their children's time at the setting.

Community Building: New children have videos of their key person to watch at home. This helps them to become familiar with their key person before they start at the setting.

Programs and Resources: Staff recognise the importance of supporting children's communication development.

Staff Training: Targeted training, such as attachment training, has had a positive impact on staff practice.

Welcoming and Professional Staff: Staff are calm and respectful towards children. They show infinite patience with children.

Safeguarding Training: Staff keep their knowledge current through regular training, such as in the monthly staff meetings.

Play and Learning Integration: Children run in happily to Little Barn Owls. They are confident and eager to explore, play and learn.

Transition to Primary School: Children learn many skills to support them when they move on to the next stage in their education.

Diversity Management: Children play cooperatively with their friends. They communicate effectively, such as when they role play taking the lunch order.

Child Safety Management: The staff understand their role to keep children safe and to promote their well-being at all times.

Children's Safety and Security: Children laugh happily and show that they feel safe and secure in the staff's care.

Teaching Personal Safety: Children learn to sit down to eat their meals, supported by their familiar adults.

Happiness and Settling: Children have strong bonds with their key person and settle very quickly in their attentive care.