Poppy Fields

Activities: Children visit the theatre, farm, post office, and a Polish bakery, where they help to make bread.

Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Staff find out what children know and can already do before they begin attending the setting. This information is used to plan a purposeful programme of activities that supports children's interests and next steps in learning.

Communication: Parents are happy with the communication which they receive from staff through an electronic app. They are kept well informed about their child's progress and next steps in development.

Programs and Resources: Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are supported well. The knowledgeable special educational needs coordinator works in partnership with a variety of multi-agency professionals to ensure that children with SEND access an ambitious programme of activities that meet their needs.

Staff Training: Leaders ensure that staff are well trained in safeguarding matters. Leaders and staff have a good understanding of how to protect children from harm. They can recognise the different types of abuse and the signs and symptoms that may indicate that a child is at risk.

Welcoming and Professional Staff: Children are happy and settled at this nurturing setting. Staff greet children at the door with a smile.

Safeguarding Training: Leaders monitor practice and staff attend frequent training to ensure that the standard of education remains high.

Play and Learning Integration: Staff teach children to take appropriate risks and challenges as they play indoors and outdoors. For example, children use a hammer and nails to connect shapes together.

Diversity Management: The setting works in partnership with the local authority's early years team, who attend the setting frequently to offer any support required.

Child Safety Management: Staff remind children how to use the equipment safely. Children listen and respond to instructions well. Effective systems are in place to make sure that unauthorised people cannot enter the premises.

Children's Safety and Security: Leaders follow robust recruitment procedures to ensure the suitability of all staff.

Happiness and Settling: Children are happy and settled at this nurturing setting.