Al-Madina Nursery

Activities: Children enjoy the phonics session and counting the children who are present. They are keen problem solvers and persevere at their chosen activities. Children delight in feeling the foam to make marks and write familiar letters of the alphabet.

Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Staff skilfully use the children's play to teach them how to halve the objects in the bowl and consider money as they play in the pretend café.

Communication: Parents state they are extremely happy with the service they receive and value the daily feedback they receive about their child's day and achievements.

Programs and Resources: All children, including those who have special educational needs and/or disabilities, are fully included during activities.

Welcoming and Professional Staff: Children have close relationships with staff, which helps them to feel safe. Staff offer lots of reassurance and praise and are consistent in their approach to behaviour management.

Safeguarding Training: Staff have an in-depth understanding of child protection and wider safeguarding issues to help keep children safe.

Play and Learning Integration: Staff skilfully use the children's play to teach them. For example, children delight in feeling the foam to make marks and write familiar letters of the alphabet.

Transition to Primary School: Staff skilfully reinforce new words and concepts during their interactions and the routine includes plenty of opportunities for children to talk, listen, sing and enjoy stories.

Diversity Management: Staff place a clear priority on supporting children's communication and language development, including those who speak English as an additional language.

Child Safety Management: Detailed risk assessments are carried out to ensure the environment, both indoors and outdoors, is safe and suitable for children on arrival.

Children's Safety and Security: Children arrive happy and eager to take part in activities. They have close relationships with staff, which helps them to feel safe.

Happiness and Settling: Children are extremely confident and happy and enjoy playing with their friends.

Nutritional Menu: Children know which foods are healthy and unhealthy and the importance of limiting sugar.