Saint Michael's Ark

Activities: Children visit a local shop to buy ingredients and later bake a cake

Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Children develop small-hand muscles and creativity by stretching coloured elastic bands around wooden pegs

Communication: Parents speak positively about the pre-school, praising staff's good communication

Community Building: Staff kept in touch with families during COVID-19 national lockdowns

Programs and Resources: Staff work very well with other professionals to ensure children's welfare and development

Staff Training: Sensitive understanding of the possible effects of the COVID-19 national lockdowns

Welcoming and Professional Staff: All children make good progress and are happy and secure in this welcoming preschool

Safeguarding Training: Staff regularly refresh their knowledge and maintain an up-to-date understanding of safeguarding

Play and Learning Integration: Children assess risks and work out how to keep themselves safe

Diversity Management: Sensitive staff support aids children who speak English as an additional language

Child Safety Management: Staff know how to recognise signs of abuse or neglect and report these

Children's Safety and Security: Children feel welcome and have a sense of belonging

Teaching Personal Safety: Staff talk clearly to children, repeating new words

Happiness and Settling: All children make good progress and are happy and secure in this welcoming preschool