The Little Explorers At Castle Batch

Activities: Older children experiment with items floating and sinking in water. Younger children join in and they learn from each other.

Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Children gain the skills they need for their future learning and school. Staff help children to remember and recall their learning, so they can use their new knowledge and skills independently.

Communication: Staff speak to parents daily on arrival and pick up. Additional information is shared via IT and telephone.

Community Building: Settling-in procedures are tailored to meet the individual needs of the child and family, which means children soon feel secure.

Programs and Resources: Managers and staff engage effectively with parents and outside agencies, especially for children learning English as an additional language and those with speech concerns.

Staff Training: They make certain that children receive early help, ensuring they make good progress.

Welcoming and Professional Staff: Staff are welcoming and enable children to gain the values they need for life. For example, children happily accept majority decision wins.

Safeguarding Training: Managers ensure staff know what to do to protect children from harm and act quickly when they identify concerns.

Play and Learning Integration: Staff plan the environment effectively and follow children's interests to motivate learning. For example, mud painting in the garden.

Transition to Primary School: All children gain the skills they need for their future learning and school.

Diversity Management: Children learning English as an additional language quickly receive the additional support they need.

Child Safety Management: Staff carry out regular risk assessments and review these for any changes. They help children to manage age-appropriate risks.

Children's Safety and Security: The managers and staff have a good knowledge of their policies and procedures to keep children safe.

Happiness and Settling: Children are happy on arrival, emotionally secure and eager to start learning straight away.