Wendover Pre-School

Activities: Children are intrigued, experiment enthusiastically in their play and show very high levels of curiosity to find out more.

Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Staff use very effective questions and statements to help children to think creatively. They use an extremely effective curriculum to offer personalised learning experiences to extend and challenge children's individual levels of development.

Communication: Staff work closely with parents, using information about how children like to play and what they can do to plan their first few sessions effectively to fully support children's emotional well-being.

Community Building: Parents are highly appreciative of the substantial support when settling children.

Welcoming and Professional Staff: Staff are very eager to support each other to develop their practice and create an exceptionally caring and nurturing environment.

Safeguarding Training: Dedicated staff, who take a lead in safeguarding children, show a passion for sharing information and keeping staff and parents involved at all levels of intervention and support.

Play and Learning Integration: Children lie on the floor to investigate how vehicles move, stretch and pinch dough to develop small muscles, and enthusiastically use large movements in 'wake-up and dance' sessions.

Transition to Primary School: Local schools highly appreciate the staff's dedication to work together to support children's seamless and confident transitions to school.

Child Safety Management: Children learn to assess risks themselves. Staff support this extremely well by helping children to measure the 'size' of the problem and risk.

Children's Safety and Security: Staff create an exceptionally caring and nurturing environment that helps children to feel safe and secure within the early days of attending the pre-school.

Happiness and Settling: Children settle extraordinarily quickly and confidently, developing secure attachments with the small, dedicated team.

Nutritional Menu: Children choose from whole fruits and help each other to cut these up at snack time.