St John's Pre-School

Activities: Staff provide children with excellent opportunities to develop a wide range of physical skills through challenging outdoor activities.

Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Staff track children's achievements closely. This ensures that they can plan effectively for their next steps. Children make good progress from their starting points.

Communication: There is a sense of shared purpose between staff and parents.

Community Building: The manager is committed to building strong links in the community and with local schools.

Programs and Resources: Staff provide very effective and sensitive support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities.

Staff Training: Staff are keen to improve their knowledge and skills continually.

Welcoming and Professional Staff: Staff create an extremely welcoming, calm, and nurturing environment.

Safeguarding Training: All staff have a thorough understanding of the signs that a child may be at risk of harm.

Play and Learning Integration: Children become engaged quickly with the interesting resources that are set up to ignite their learning. Their behavior is exemplary.

Transition to Primary School: Children are very well prepared emotionally and socially as they regularly visit the local school in preparation for transitions.

Diversity Management: Staff support all children's language development, including children who speak English as an additional language.

Child Safety Management: The manager and staff understand their responsibilities to keep children safe.

Children's Safety and Security: All children, including those new to the setting, feel safe and secure.

Happiness and Settling: Children's behavior is exemplary and their social skills are excellent.