Treetots Playgroup

Activities: They help children to find out what happens when they mix different coloured paints together.

Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Children learn how to put on their coats and gloves. They learn how to pour their own drinks and wash up their cups.

Communication: Staff use an online application to ensure parents are well informed about their children's progress.

Programs and Resources: Picture exchange communication symbols, particularly for those children who find it harder to communicate or who are learning to speak English as an additional language (EAL), are used effectively to aid communication.

Welcoming and Professional Staff: Children form strong bonds with the staff, who are kind and caring.

Safeguarding Training: There is an open and positive culture around safeguarding that puts children's interests first.

Play and Learning Integration: Children excitedly explore ice, from water which has frozen overnight. They are encouraged to describe their experience, using words such as freezing, melting and wet.

Transition to Primary School: Children gain a love of books. They get to handle and explore books (stories and non-fiction) in their everyday play.

Child Safety Management: Staff provide calm areas, where children can use resources such as emotion props, pictures and sand timers.

Children's Safety and Security: Children are warmly greeted by staff as they arrive at the playgroup.

Happiness and Settling: Most children are eager to attend and confidently separate from their parents. Those children who are unsure are given additional time and attention from their key person.

Nutritional Menu: Children have nutritious snacks of banana and strawberries, with milk or water to drink.