Riverside Kindergarten Pre-school

Activities: Children are gaining good small-muscle skills and hand to eye coordination.

Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Children develop their large physical skills, such as learning to pedal wheeled toys. Staff provide children with healthy snacks and to try new foods.

Communication: Parents describe how they particularly appreciate the good and ongoing communication with the manager and staff.

Community Building: Parents describe how they particularly appreciate the good and ongoing communication with the manager and staff.

Welcoming and Professional Staff: Parents are complimentary about the pre-school. They comment that they are very happy with the staff and the service provided.

Safeguarding Training: The manager ensures staff complete regular child protection training and covers different aspects of safeguarding during team meetings.

Play and Learning Integration: Children are inquisitive and motivated in their learning. They confidently negotiate their play ideas.

Transition to Primary School: Older children access sessions especially planned for them to gain the skills they require for starting school.

Child Safety Management: The manager and staff have a good understanding of their role and responsibilities to safeguard children.

Children's Safety and Security: Children arrive happy and excited to see the staff.

Happiness and Settling: Children move freely around the setting and develop their imaginations successfully.

Nutritional Menu: Staff provide children with healthy snacks and to try new foods. Children engage in snack time discussions and learn about the benefits that healthy foods have on their growing bodies.