St. Marks Pre-School

Activities: Staff provide interesting activities that spark children's interests, such as digging for 'dinosaur bones'

Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Staff have a clear vision of what they want children to learn and they provide support so that all children can make progress in their learning

Communication: Staff work closely with children's parents to support children's individual needs. Parents speak highly of the pre-school

Community Building: Parents are invited into the pre-school to share their skills with the children and to offer support for more complex activities

Programs and Resources: Staff work closely with other professionals to ensure that children who have special educational needs and/or disabilities receive the support that they need

Staff Training: Staff use their knowledge of children and their development well; they identify children that need extra support and provide them with an adapted curriculum

Welcoming and Professional Staff: Children have good, secure relationships with the staff who care for them

Safeguarding Training: All staff receive thorough inductions and training so that they understand their role

Play and Learning Integration: Children confidently choose from the toys independently and involve their friends in their games

Diversity Management: Staff provide additional support for children who speak English as an additional language

Child Safety Management: They support children to learn about risks and to keep themselves safe as they play

Children's Safety and Security: Staff understand their responsibility to keep children safe

Happiness and Settling: Children are happy when they arrive and are eager to go into pre-school to play