Rainbow Village Nursery

Philosophy: The manager makes effective decisions about the best way to teach different skills to children.

Activities: Children take part in a well-planned range of activities, tailored to their particular learning needs.

Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Staff plan in detail how to help children build well on what they already know and can do.

Communication: Parents are full of praise for the nursery. They feel very lucky that their children get to spend time in such a welcoming environment.

Community Building: There are warm and professional relationships between staff and parents. These are used very well to meet children's care and development needs.

Programs and Resources: The manager monitors all children's progress closely and accurately identifies where children may need extra support to meet their full potential.

Welcoming and Professional Staff: The manager values the skills, knowledge and commitment that staff bring with them.

Safeguarding Training: The manager ensures all staff undertake regular training to update their safeguarding knowledge.

Play and Learning Integration: Children quickly understand what they need to do and when. They learn to cooperate with these routines, which adds to the calm and purposeful environment.

Transition to Primary School: The manager wants the best for all children. Overall, staff plan in detail how to help children build well on what they already know and can do.

Diversity Management: Children have lots of opportunities to share their different life experiences. Through this, all children learn about the many different ways in which people live and to respect the similarities and differences between themselves and others.

Child Safety Management: The premises are safe and secure and staff supervise children closely at all times.

Children's Safety and Security: Children settle well, feel safe and secure, and develop a positive attitude towards learning.

Teaching Personal Safety: Staff make good use of daily routines to teach children to put on their coats and boots. They teach children where to find tissues and where to dispose of these afterwards.

Happiness and Settling: The provision is good; the manager creates an extremely nurturing and welcoming environment.