Teddies Playgroup

Activities: Children develop a good understanding of healthy eating as they make pitta bread pizzas.

Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Staff routinely observe children and assess their development. They plan effectively for children's next steps in learning. This helps children to make good progress in their overall development.

Community Building: Parents are complimentary about the care their children receive.

Programs and Resources: Staff undertake some additional training, such as sign language. This has helped staff to communicate more effectively with younger children.

Welcoming and Professional Staff: Staff are friendly and attentive. The key-person system is used effectively to meet children's individual care needs. As a result, children are happy, confident and emotionally secure.

Safeguarding Training: Safeguarding is effective. The manager and staff keep their safeguarding knowledge up to date and attend regular training.

Play and Learning Integration: The environment is organised well, indoors and outside, to enable children to follow their interests, make choices and lead their own play.

Transition to Primary School: Children develop the skills needed for their future learning and move to school.

Child Safety Management: Staff conduct daily risk assessment checks of the premises, toys and equipment. This helps to keep children safe.

Happiness and Settling: Parents are complimentary about the care their children receive.

Nutritional Menu: Staff encourage children to develop a good understanding of healthy eating as they make pitta bread pizzas. They choose different vegetables for their topping and discuss healthy and unhealthy food.