Sandringham Daycare

Activities: When children showed an interest in transport, staff gave them the opportunity to travel on a bus to the local train station.

Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Older children skilfully measure ingredients to make their own play dough. Staff then encourage children to use their mathematical skills when weighing and reading measurements.

Communication: Parents feel extremely involved in their children's learning and play a significant part in improving practice within the setting. They speak incredibly highly of the setting and the outstanding progress their children have made since starting.

Programs and Resources: Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) make strong progress and staff respond to children's individual needs and interests effortlessly.

Staff Training: Regular supervision of staff performance provides a robust programme of training to develop subject knowledge. Staff recently completed training around supporting children with hearing difficulties.

Welcoming and Professional Staff: New children settle in with ease and form strong attachments with staff quickly. This is because of the highly attentive and enthusiastic staff.

Safeguarding Training: The management team ensures that staff keep their safeguarding knowledge up to date.

Play and Learning Integration: Throughout the setting, the exceptionally skilled and talented staff team supports children's learning to ensure every child fulfils their potential.

Transition to Primary School: Children demonstrate a broad understanding and develop high-level skills to support them in their future learning.

Diversity Management: Children of all ages and abilities have countless opportunities to share ideas and communicate with staff and their friends.

Child Safety Management: Staff have a shared understanding of how to help keep children safe.

Children's Safety and Security: Staff and children have wonderful relationships that help children feel exceptionally safe and secure.

Teaching Personal Safety: Staff expertly explain to children in great detail how to behave and why.

Happiness and Settling: Children benefit from highly effective and consistent care routines to further promote their emotional security.