Poppits Day Nursery

Philosophy: Staff demonstrate secure understanding of the curriculum they teach, tailored to meet children's needs and interests.

Activities: Children jump in muddy puddles, make marks in mud with sticks, and visit local fire stations.

Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Staff use descriptive words and mathematical language to challenge and extend children's learning.

Communication: Parents speak highly of the staff and leaders, praising the progress children make over time.

Staff Training: Following recent training, staff have improved their teaching skills and behavior management techniques.

Welcoming and Professional Staff: Parents describe the nursery as 'wonderful'. Relationships between key staff and babies are caring, sensitive and responsive.

Safeguarding Training: Leaders follow safe recruitment procedures to ensure all staff are suitable. Staff know how to respond in an emergency and who to raise their concerns to about a child's welfare.

Play and Learning Integration: Children show high levels of curiosity and resilience in the outdoor mud kitchen. They recognize minibeasts and flowers.

Transition to Primary School: Children are well prepared for the next stages in their learning and when they move on to school.

Diversity Management: Children learn about each other's diverse backgrounds by dressing up in cultural costumes and sharing cultural food.

Child Safety Management: Robust risk assessments and daily checks are completed, ensuring all risks to children are identified quickly, minimized, and removed.

Children's Safety and Security: Children feel safe and emotionally secure. Staff are vigilant and supervise children well to maintain their safety.

Happiness and Settling: Children thoroughly enjoy their time at the nursery. Older children find their friends and very young children seek out a key person to settle quickly.

Nutritional Menu: Children enjoy nutritional, healthy snacks and meals, learning about the benefits of eating healthily and oral hygiene.