Noahs Ark Pre-School

Activities: Children engage in conversation about their morning and the opportunities that await them; they explore a wide choice of stimulating experiences created by staff.

Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Staff's interactions extend children's knowledge and skills across all areas of the curriculum, such as learning the names of dinosaurs and interesting facts about them.

Communication: Parents speak very highly of the pre-school and value the 'precious videos' they receive, offering reassurance about their child’s progress.

Programs and Resources: Children who speak English as an additional language develop their understanding quickly with excellent, individualised support like visual prompt cards.

Staff Training: Staff collect phrases from parents to communicate with children in their home language while they develop new vocabulary.

Welcoming and Professional Staff: Children and parents receive a warm welcome from staff as they arrive at the pre-school, indicating friendly and professional staff members.

Safeguarding Training: Staff demonstrate excellent knowledge and understanding of the signs and symptoms of abuse, including concerns associated with female genital mutilation, radicalisation and county lines.

Play and Learning Integration: Staff actively participate in play, creating stories based on children's interests to motivate engagement and stimulate imaginative play, like pretending to avoid crocodiles.

Diversity Management: Children who speak English as an additional language are provided with visual prompt cards and phrases collected from parents to aid their understanding.

Child Safety Management: Robust recruitment procedures and ongoing suitability checks ensure all staff are suitable to work with children.

Children's Safety and Security: Children feel safe and secure in the friendly environment with excellent support for emotional well-being.

Happiness and Settling: Children thoroughly enjoy their time at the pre-school, feeling safe and secure in a friendly environment.