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Activities: Staff plan exciting activities that the children enjoy and are interested in.

Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Managers create a curriculum with a clear learning intent. Staff know the children well and use this information to plan activities that help children to develop skills and knowledge in readiness for their next stages in learning.

Communication: At home time, staff talk to parents about how the children's day has gone. This helps children to have continuity of care between nursery and home.

Community Building: Partnerships with parents are strong. Parents report that children are learning new skills at nursery. They say that receiving reports and photos from the nursery helps them to know what children are learning.

Staff Training: Managers arrange regular training to keep staff knowledge up to date.

Welcoming and Professional Staff: Staff encourage children to talk to each other and cooperate. Staff praise them for walking around safely.

Safeguarding Training: Managers arrange regular training to keep staff knowledge up to date.

Play and Learning Integration: Children play independently, as well as with their friends and staff. Children are learning to make decisions and build relationships with different people.

Transition to Primary School: Staff know the children well. They use this information to plan activities that help children to develop skills and knowledge in readiness for their next stages in learning.

Child Safety Management: Staff gently remind children to say, 'if someone is running, we turn around and say stop!' Children listen and respond.

Children's Safety and Security: Children feel safe and secure.

Teaching Personal Safety: Staff remind children about the rules that help to keep them safe.

Happiness and Settling: Children play happily with their friends at this nursery.