Chaldon Pre-School

Philosophy: Staff plan a curriculum which places children at the centre of their learning.

Forest School Sessions: Children enjoy searching for bugs under wooden stumps, for example, in their forest-school activities.

Activities: Children enjoy searching for bugs under wooden stumps, for example, in their forest-school activities, and mixing up mud and sand in the mud kitchen.

Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: They learn strategies to put on their own coats and shoes and do this independently to get ready for their outdoor activities.

Communication: Staff give parents daily feedback and communicate well about what their children are doing and need to work on next.

Community Building: Leaders establish strong parent partnerships within the setting.

Programs and Resources: Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are well supported.

Staff Training: Staff are quick to identify children who may need support and seek advice from the nursery's special educational needs and/or disabilities coordinator (SENDCo).

Welcoming and Professional Staff: Children develop strong, nurturing relationships with staff at this warm and welcoming nursery.

Safeguarding Training: Staff have a very clear understanding of what they should do if they are concerned children's welfare.

Play and Learning Integration: Children take this change in their stride and arrive with confidence each day.

Transition to Primary School: This helps children to be well prepared for their future learning.

Diversity Management: Staff ensure children feel safe and secure from the moment they settle in and children benefit from a strong key-person system.

Child Safety Management: Staff deploy themselves extremely well to help keep children safe.

Children's Safety and Security: Children learn how to take safe risks in their play.

Teaching Personal Safety: Children learn strategies to put on their own coats and shoes and do this independently to get ready for their outdoor activities.

Happiness and Settling: Children and their families are greeted at the door due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Children take this change in their stride and arrive with confidence each day.

Nutritional Menu: Children enjoy a range of healthy choices at snack time.