Woodlands Nursery

Activities: Children are provided with plenty of interesting learning experiences for them to explore and investigate, helping to ignite their curiosity.

Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Staff encourage babies to use spoons to feed themselves from an early age. Toddlers find their coats in preparation for going outside. Pre-school children relish the opportunity to be 'helper for the day', setting the tables for lunchtime.

Communication: The nursery provides parents with resources, such as books and games to continue children's learning at home.

Community Building: Parents comment they are impressed when the nursery celebrates Australia Day to recognise their children's heritage.

Welcoming and Professional Staff: The management team value the staff team and have their well-being as a priority. Staff say they feel supported by the managers and appreciate the monthly rewards programme. The staff turnover is low and children receive good continuity of care and learning.

Safeguarding Training: The managers ensure that staff understand their responsibilities to keep children safe. Staff show a strong knowledge of child protection issues, including the signs and symptoms of potential abuse.

Play and Learning Integration: Children are provided with plenty of interesting learning experiences for them to explore and investigate, helping to ignite their curiosity.

Diversity Management: Staff gather information about children's home lives and use this information to celebrate their individuality in the nursery. They plan activities to broaden children's experiences. For instance, the children learn about Diwali and eat delicacies made by parents for a Diwali celebration.

Child Safety Management: Staff use risk assessments effectively. This helps to ensure that children's supervision and safety are always paramount.

Children's Safety and Security: Children are supported to understand the rules that they must follow when they use larger climbing equipment outdoors. Staff patiently help children understand that only one child can climb at a time and an adult must be present.

Happiness and Settling: Children are kind to staff and each other. When pre-school children suggest they are sad, their friends comfort them by offering a hug.

Nutritional Menu: Children thoroughly enjoy freshly cooked meals of, for example, fish pie and vegetables.