Tiny Steps Pre-School

Activities: Staff introduce the story of the 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar' and provide a range of activities to support the book. Children talk about the range of food the caterpillar eats.

Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Staff help children to learn about the wider communities and cultures of the children who attend the pre-school. As a result, staff teach children to learn and understand the differences and similarities in other cultures and traditions.

Communication: Staff keep parents well informed about their child’s learning, development and areas that need additional support.

Community Building: Parents enthuse about how happy their children are and speak highly of the pre-school manager and staff.

Programs and Resources: Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are supported well by staff. Staff recognise where children need further support with their language and communication.

Staff Training: Staff are proactive and undertake SEND and medical training to ensure that children's needs are met.

Welcoming and Professional Staff: They are greeted with a warm welcome by all staff. Staff engage with children in a nurturing and friendly manner.

Safeguarding Training: All staff and volunteers receive full safeguarding training, refreshing this regularly.

Play and Learning Integration: Children go to staff for cuddles and reassurance. This helps them to feel safe and secure.

Transition to Primary School: Staff prepare children well for the move on to school. The manager has strong links with the local school. School staff visit the children at the pre-school to meet them in a familiar environment.

Diversity Management: Staff ensure that the languages children use at home are fully respected and represented within the pre-school.

Child Safety Management: Staff have a good awareness of how to keep children safe. Ratios are maintained and children are supervised well at all times.

Teaching Personal Safety: Children learn how to keep themselves safe when using large play equipment.

Happiness and Settling: Children arrive happily, and eagerly leave their parents to explore the pre-school.

Nutritional Menu: Children eat healthy snacks and meals and they are encouraged to make healthy choices about the food they eat with staff guidance.