Toto Day Nursery Ltd T/a Kids Place

Activities: Children delight in moving to music in dance sessions. They follow actions and sing along to familiar songs. Even the youngest children clap and stamp their feet to the beat. This helps children to enjoy rhythm and express their creativity while building on their physical skills.

Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Children are kind and polite. Staff have high expectations for all children. They skilfully support children to share and take turns, and they explain the impact their behaviour has on others. This gives children a good understanding of boundaries, following rules and how to behave well.

Communication: Staff regularly share progress information with parents through parents' consultations and an online application. They share daily verbal feedback and give parents ideas to continue learning at home.

Programs and Resources: Support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) is good. The manager, who is also the special educational needs coordinator (SENCo), works closely with staff and other professionals. This means children get the early and ongoing help they might need.

Welcoming and Professional Staff: Children settle quickly as they enter this inviting nursery. They share close bonds with staff and approach them for comfort and reassurance. This means they feel safe and happy in their care.

Safeguarding Training: The manager and staff fully understand their role and responsibility to safeguard children. Staff know the signs to look for if they are concerned about a child's welfare. The manager and staff know the procedure to follow if they are worried about a child.

Play and Learning Integration: Children enjoy daily outdoor play. They have interesting opportunities to practise their physical skills.

Transition to Primary School: Children learn to be independent as they scrape their plates clean and feed themselves.

Child Safety Management: Staff complete regular risk assessments of the learning environment. They count children, in and out of rooms, and deploy themselves effectively to keep children safe.

Children's Safety and Security: Children settle quickly as they enter this inviting nursery. They share close bonds with staff and approach them for comfort and reassurance. This means they feel safe and happy in their care.

Teaching Personal Safety: Staff are attentive when children need their noses wiped. They support children to use tissues and wash their hands. This is teaching them important personal hygiene skills.

Happiness and Settling: Children settle quickly as they enter this inviting nursery. They share close bonds with staff and approach them for comfort and reassurance.