Our Aims

Our setting aims to:

• Provide high quality care and education for children below statutory school age

• Work in partnership with parents to help children learn and develop

• Add to the life and well-being of the community

• Ensure that the practitioners all hold an early years qualification. The minimum level of training our staff hold is a level 2 in Early Years Training and our manager holds her level 5 qualification. Each member of staff hold a current first aid and safeguarding qualifications and attend ongoing training in order to maintain professional development.

 

We aim to ensure that each child:

• Is in a safe and stimulating environment

• Is given generous care and attention, we have a high ratio of qualified practitioners to children, alongside parent helpers, volunteers and students.

• Most members of staff work full time which enables consistency and routine for the children. All members of staff undergo an enhanced disclosure check with the vetting and barring service. All volunteers undergo a detailed induction and the setting ensures they follow procedures fully.

• Has the chance to join in with the other children and adults to live, play and work together.

• Has a key person who ensures each child makes satisfying progress.

• Is in a setting that sees parents as partners in helping each child to learn and develop, parents have the opportunity to attend on a regular basis.

• Is in a setting in which parents are invited to join our committee and where all cultures and beliefs are celebrated. 

 

We aim to allow the children to:

• Learn through play and be stimulated and excited, learning new concepts at their own pace.

 

• Feel secure in a safe environment and develop their self-esteem.

 

• Develop their independence and grow in confidence.

 

• Accept and respect all individual children and their families within our diverse community and know that they will be respected as individuals.

 

• Experience a wide range of activities through a variety of stimulating resources and experiences.
   

• Express themselves gaining valuable social skills and making sense of their environment.

 

We do this by:

• Encouraging them to explore and make their own decisions.

 

• Creating a safe, secure and welcoming environment.

 

• Supporting and stimulating the children in their play.

 

• Providing positive role models and experiences.

 

• Planning a relevant curriculum and providing a wide range of play and learning resources.

 

• Making the sessions fun and exciting.