Pavilion Pirates Preschool

Activities: Staff arrange a wide range of activities. For example, children delight when cutting vegetables for a printing activity. They enjoy chalking, handling various tools, pens and pencils for mark making. These range of activities help to develop children's muscle strength and fine motor skills.

Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Staff have a clear intent of that they want children to learn, which is effectively shared across the team. Children behave exceptionally well. They display excellent manners and are kind and considerate towards one another.

Communication: Parents receive regular updates from staff, including from an online programme, where they can share information about events and learning at home.

Programs and Resources: The pre-school effectively supports children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). The experienced special educational needs coordinator works with the local authority and other services to ensure that children get the best possible care and support.

Staff Training: Staff use Makaton sign language, songs and simple words or phrases to enhance children's communication skills.

Welcoming and Professional Staff: Children are welcomed by caring, attentive and nurturing staff.

Safeguarding Training: All staff complete safeguarding training, including a wide range of child protection issues and receive regular updates to ensure that their knowledge remains current.

Play and Learning Integration: Children develop good physical skills as they eagerly investigate the activities provided outdoors.

Diversity Management: The pre-school is fully inclusive, and all children make good progress, including those in receipt of additional funding.

Child Safety Management: Staff know the signs and symptoms of abuse and the procedures for reporting concerns about a child's well-being. Leaders have processes in place to ensure that children are safe and their families are well supported.

Happiness and Settling: Children arrive at the pre-school happy and ready to enter. They demonstrate confidence; they are eager and excited to learn.