Merry-Go-Round @ Riverside

Philosophy: Staff talk about the Reggio Emilia approach.

Activities: Children are inspired by the open-ended resources as they use various vegetables, guttering and balancing scales to consider concepts such as weight, size and speed.

Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Staff have a very precise and clear learning intention for activities and place a top priority on introducing new vocabulary, ideas and concepts during their interactions.

Communication: They value each parent, and this inclusive approach results in extremely strong relationships with parents and excellent support for those families who need it most.

Programs and Resources: Staff carefully track all children's progress, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities and children who speak English as an additional language, to ensure they all make the very best possible progress.

Welcoming and Professional Staff: Staff provide exceptional care for all children and they feel safe and are extremely independent in their environment.

Safeguarding Training: Staff have an excellent understanding of child protection issues and the procedures to follow to safeguard children.

Play and Learning Integration: Children delight in adding water and cornflour on a large scale on the floor to make their paste, and make marks using a variety of tools and objects.

Diversity Management: Staff carefully track all children's progress, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities and children who speak English as an additional language, to ensure they all make the very best possible progress.

Child Safety Management: Staff are highly skilled in providing an environment which is exciting and offers controlled risks. They are extremely vigilant about children's safety and supervise them well to keep them safe.

Children's Safety and Security: Children show equal levels of enthusiasm during small-group work and easily recognise their names, sing and show excellent listening and attention skills.

Teaching Personal Safety: Staff provide useful information to parents about the risks of the internet and work with parents and children to help reduce screen time at home and focus on the benefits of reading books together instead.

Happiness and Settling: Staff provide exceptional care for all children and they feel safe and are extremely independent in their environment.

Nutritional Menu: Staff work closely with parents on any health issues, such as healthy eating, including providing healthy lunch boxes and good oral hygiene.