Stanleys at Riverside

Activities: Staff provide incredible opportunities for children to access fresh air and exercise, including growing and eating carrots and potatoes.

Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Children have rich opportunities to learn about technology and develop mathematical skills using various resources.

Communication: Parents feel fully informed about their children's learning.

Programs and Resources: Support for children with special educational needs is superb.

Staff Training: Staff use a number of ways to support children to communicate, including gestures, pictures, and sign language.

Welcoming and Professional Staff: Children are very happy, safe, and secure at this extremely welcoming and friendly nursery.

Safeguarding Training: All staff attend training to keep themselves up to date with procedures to protect children.

Play and Learning Integration: Children make marks with sticks and mud, helping to develop their larger muscles, balance, and coordination.

Transition to Primary School: Children show great enthusiasm for the activities on offer and are highly motivated to learn, supporting a smooth transition to primary school.

Diversity Management: There is outstanding support for children with English as an additional language, helping them flourish in both English and their home language.

Child Safety Management: The manager and staff have an excellent understanding of their responsibilities around keeping children safe.

Children's Safety and Security: Children have rich opportunities to learn how to keep themselves safe and healthy.

Teaching Personal Safety: For example, staff encourage children not to run inside and pretend that the toy cooker is hot to warn children not to touch it.

Happiness and Settling: Children love coming to nursery. Those who are new to the setting settle quickly.