Smiles Nursery - Frederick Nattrass

Activities: Staff use one of the gardens to teach them about how to grow vegetables.

Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Children make good progress and use the skills they develop well.

Programs and Resources: For example, a sensory room has been developed to support children with special educational needs.

Staff Training: Staff who provide one-to-one support know their needs exceptionally well and develop effective partnerships with other professionals.

Welcoming and Professional Staff: Other professionals who work in partnership with the nursery say 'they go beyond the call of duty and wrap their arms around the whole family'.

Safeguarding Training: The manager provides staff with a range of training opportunities to develop their understanding of how to keep children safe.

Play and Learning Integration: Children laugh together with staff and learn new words to describe the taste.

Transition to Primary School: Parents feel their children make very good progress.

Child Safety Management: Staff know how to identify concerns about children and consistently follow clear procedures to record and report these in a timely manner.

Children's Safety and Security: Children show they feel safe in the nursery and are willing to try new activities.

Happiness and Settling: Children are happy to come into the nursery.