Waterloo Road Under 5's

Activities: Children enthusiastically join in whole-group activities, such as singing, with great enjoyment.

Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Staff promote children's language skills effectively; they model language and introduce new vocabulary during activities. Children develop a good understanding of the natural world.

Communication: Parents feel supported with their children's care and development. Information is shared daily.

Community Building: Home learning packs are available to continue the children's learning at home, supporting confidence and independence.

Programs and Resources: Staff use early screening assessments to identify where children require additional support. The manager uses additional funding for one-to-one support or specific resources.

Staff Training: Staff liaise well with relevant professionals and use their advice to ensure all children benefit from the help they need.

Welcoming and Professional Staff: The relatively new staff team have mentors in place, which supports their practice to remain at a good level.

Safeguarding Training: Most staff have relevant and up-to-date safeguarding training and know who to contact in different situations.

Play and Learning Integration: Children are encouraged to follow their own interests in both the indoor and outdoor environments.

Transition to Primary School: Pre-school children develop the essential skills they need for school.

Child Safety Management: Staff complete daily risk assessments to ensure that children are kept safe and implement simple safety rules.

Children's Safety and Security: Children know not to pass the red flags positioned as boundaries in the outdoor area.

Happiness and Settling: Children arrive happy, excited and emotionally secure as they are welcomed into the nurturing environment of the pre-school.