Strawberrys Day Care Ltd

Activities: Children are motivated to get involved in the activities available, as these closely reflect their individual interests and preferences. For example, superhero costumes are set out ready for children who enjoy dressing up as their favourite characters.

Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Staff expectations are high for every child. In particular, they place a strong emphasis on supporting children's emotional well-being, confidence and self-esteem, such as during the 'superstar' sessions.

Communication: Parents receive frequent feedback about the progress children are making. Staff provide them with guidance and resources, such as the activity sacks, to enable them to contribute further to children's development at home.

Programs and Resources: Staff link closely with other professionals working alongside children, to provide consistent support. This helps to ensure that all children, including those with learning difficulties and/or disabilities, make good progress.

Welcoming and Professional Staff: Children develop strong relationships with the staff and form secure friendships as they learn to play together with their friends.

Safeguarding Training: Staff complete regular child protection training, and discuss safeguarding as part of supervision and team meetings. This helps to keep their knowledge up to date and increases their confidence.

Play and Learning Integration: For example, older children take turns as they use the chopsticks and wok to pretend to make takeaway meals in the Chinese restaurant role play area.

Diversity Management: Children show an interest in their local community. Staff use languages spoken by children within the setting during daily routines, which makes all children feel included and raises their awareness of the wider world. For example, children join in enthusiastically with singing the welcome song in different languages.

Child Safety Management: They take appropriate measures to ensure that outings are as safe as possible. For example, when staff take children outside of the secure nursery grounds, they have 'walkie talkies' with them so that they can alert staff within the nursery to any emergencies.

Children's Safety and Security: Children feel safe to explore their learning environment both inside and outside. For example, before older children go on a hunt for a dragon in the park alongside the nursery, staff remind them of the importance of using their listening ears, and staying close to the adult, to keep them safe.

Happiness and Settling: Children thoroughly enjoy the time they spend at Strawberrys Day Care. They are confident and keen to learn.