Pennymoor Preschool Nursery

Staff Training: Staff benefit from supervision and additional training to further their knowledge and skills.

Welcoming and Professional Staff: Staff provide a warm and inviting environment and the small team works closely together to ensure they meet the needs of children.

Safeguarding Training: Staff keep up to date with current safeguarding practice and they know what action to take if they have a concern about a child.

Play and Learning Integration: Children are eager to join in with games and they delight in finding animals and insects that are hidden in straw.

Transition to Primary School: Children are beginning to develop the skills they need for the next stage in their learning.

Diversity Management: Children are confident learners. They solve problems and use mathematical language, such as 'more', 'less', 'big' and 'small' as they play.

Child Safety Management: There are robust procedures in place to ensure that children are kept safe in the pre-school.

Children's Safety and Security: Children are happy and settled and form good relationships with their key persons and other staff.

Teaching Personal Safety: Children are familiar with routines to promote their good health and they fully cooperate in turn taking at the handwashing station prior to mealtimes.

Happiness and Settling: Staff are caring and attentive towards the children, which effectively supports the children's emotional well-being.