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We focus on the individual child placing equal importance on every area of development.

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We aim to reflect the diversity of children’s backgrounds in our setting through using home languages, Makaton signing and encouraging the children to share their home life experiences through activities such as Pumpkin Bear diary and special person photo boards.

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We support the health and well being of our children through rigorous hygiene routines and practices and by encouraging healthy eating.
- 5 star hygiene award from South Glos Environmental Health Department
- Health Eating Award

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We support the development of children’s physical skills and gross motor development through our “Leaps and Bounds” physical activity programme. Run by Tumble Tots we offer weekly half hour sessions that encompasses all aspects of physical development, including climbing, rolling, jumping, balancing and moving in a variety of ways.

Planning comes from the interests and needs of the children. We continually observe and assess the children during their play to identify what they can do, what they like doing and how we can provide for the next steps in their learning.

We complete learning story observations that, along with photos and additional ad hoc observations provide a detailed picture of their learning and development journey.

We use the outdoor environment extensively to support children’s learning and recognise that for some children the space and freedom that the outdoors provides enhances their opportunities for learning.

We actively encourage involvement from the local community in our setting to extend the children’s learning e.g. visits to the farm/visits/talks from neighbours/other professionals/visits/talks from parents.

We place equal importance on all areas of learning and development and support and develop children’s learning through play.

We encourage children to explore and experiment by providing a rich and stimulating environment for them to play in

We encourage creativity and imaginative play by providing varied resources for the children

We develop children’s learning, through adults supporting the children in their play and extending their thinking.

• Personal, Social and Emotional development
• Communication, Language and Literacy
• Problem solving, Numeracy and Reasoning
• Knowledge and Understanding of the World
• Physical development
• Creative Development