Mill Lane Pre-school Association

Activities: Children listen to stories, sing songs and engage in action rhymes with enthusiasm, developing their understanding of spoken and sung language.

Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Staff help children to press and roll dough and to draw freely on large pieces of paper to support the physical skills they need to begin writing.

Communication: Parents praise the care and education their children receive and feel well informed about the things their children do at pre-school.

Programs and Resources: Staff are also able to identify and respond to any signs that a child is not progressing as expected.

Welcoming and Professional Staff: Even those children who are new to the setting come in happily and quickly settle. They have strong relationships with their key person and other staff.

Safeguarding Training: There is an open and positive culture around safeguarding that puts children's interests first.

Play and Learning Integration: Children enjoy much of the learning on offer and engage readily with different opportunities.

Child Safety Management: Staff place a high priority on children's emotional security. Children are able to express their feelings, and staff take time to find out about things that may affect their day. This supports them to help children to express and begin to regulate their own emotions.

Happiness and Settling: Even those children who are new to the setting come in happily and quickly settle.