discussed during individual Performance Appraisal meetings. Almost all staff engage feel valued in the role they effectively in shaping this play, resulting in a good work establishment and feedback ethic and sense of achievement from parents reflects their among the team. confidence in the staff’s skills and contributions to their child’s learning. We work collaboratively with all Children and families feel stakeholders to secure improved supported throughout their outcomes for our children and learning journey and feel that families. their contributions to the centre are valued. All staff take responsibility of There is a raised awareness of their own professional current thinking among the development. The majority of team, resulting in higher quality staff engage in professional experiences for our children and reading and further training in their families. their own time to deepen their understanding and knowledge of current early learning pedagogy. Children are encouraged and Children feel included and valued supported to be leaders of in the life of the centre resulting learning, both during free play in a more child centred approach experiences and more structured to learning and development. opportunities. This is enhanced by the introduction of children’s committees which support our curriculum co-ordinators in driving forward the centre’s improvement priorities. We promote a very nurturing All children feel safe, secure and Good ethos where positive valued within our centre. 2.3 relationships are promoted and Learning, teaching evident throughout. and assessment Children are developing a Children are becoming effective growing understanding of contributors within the place within their community community and are engaging in and the positive contributions regular real life experiences they can make to it. across the local area. Our children are highly Children make independence motivated and fully engaged in a choices about what and wide range of high quality where they would like to learn, resulting in them sustaining a
discussed during individual Performance Appraisal meetings. Almost all staff engage effectively in shaping this establishment and feedback from parents reflects their confidence in the staff’s skills and contributions to their child’s learning. We work collaboratively with all stakeholders to secure improved outcomes for our children and families. All staff take responsibility of their own professional development. The majority of staff engage in professional reading and further training in their own time to deepen their understanding and knowledge of current early learning pedagogy. Children are encouraged and supported to be leaders of learning, both during free play experiences and more structured opportunities. This is enhanced by the introduction of children’s committees which support our curriculum co-ordinators in driving forward the centre’s improvement priorities. feel valued in the role they play, resulting in a good work ethic and sense of achievement among the team. Children and families feel supported throughout their learning journey and feel that their contributions to the centre are valued. There is a raised awareness of current thinking among the team, resulting in higher quality experiences for our children and their families. Children feel included and valued in the life of the centre resulting in a more child centred approach to learning and development. 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessment We promote a very nurturing ethos where positive relationships are promoted and evident throughout. Children are developing a growing understanding of place within their community and the positive contributions they can make to it. Our children are highly motivated and fully engaged in a wide range of high quality All children feel safe, secure and valued within our centre. Children are becoming effective contributors within the community and are engaging in regular real life experiences across the local area. Children make independence choices about what and where they would like to learn, resulting in them sustaining a Good