Summary
- The provision is good Children are safe and happy in this secure, welcoming and interesting setting.
- They have fun exploring the woods together, making dens and bird watching.
- Relationships are positive.
- Children confidently chat to each other and to adults.
- They share and take turns.
- For example, they make 'hedgehog soup' in the mud kitchen and share it out.
- Children respect the rules and boundaries that help them to behave wel .
- They learn to express their feelings, linking colours with different emotions, such as 'red' for anger.
- Children independently use the 'calm den' to sit quietly if they feel upset.
- They follow established routines, responding promptly to signals that indicate a change of activity.
- Children are encouraged to be independent.
- They manage their own self-care and undo the packages in their lunch boxes.
- Children move freely and confidently between the various activities.
- Staff talk to children about the activities they enjoy and use this information to plan further experiences.
- This helps children build on their skil s and knowledge.
- Children link their learning to their play.
- For example, they recognise the sound of a crow and remember the story they heard earlier in the day.
- What does the early years setting do well and what does it need to do better?n Children have many opportunities to develop their physical skil s.
- They nimblyclimb up different structures.
- Staff provide good support when children challenge themselves to jump from different heights to the ground.
- Children understand how to keep themselves safe, making sure there is space for them to jump into.n Staff provide effective guidance for children with special educational needsand/or disabilities (SEND).
- They refer children to external professionals, such as speech therapists, for additional help where necessary.
- This helps children to make good progress.n Overall, staff have high expectations for children.
- They identify starting points,plan appropriate activities, and assess and monitor progress to plan additional activities to develop learning.
- Children make good progress.
- Occasionally, staff are not sufficiently precise about what exactly they want children to learn from the planned activity.n Partnerships with parents are strong.
- Parents are confident that their childrenare safe and wel cared for.
- They value the support and frequent communication provided by staff.
- At the outset, parents work with staff to establish what children can do and what their next steps should be.n Staff benefit from regular meetings with the manager to discuss their practiceand training needs.
- They are committed to the concept of forest school and are undertaking further training to develop their knowledge and skil s.
- The manager
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Overview
Manager
Not yet updated
Owner
Rain Or Shine Forest Preschool Limited
Provider type
Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises
Provider subtype
Sessional day care
Local authority
Kent
Parliamentary Constituency
Tonbridge and Malling
Education Stages
Year Founded
15/4/2018
Education Provision
Education Stages
Nursery / Early Years
0 - 3 year olds
Care Provision
Open all year
Open during half term
Full-day care sessions
Half-day care sessions
Before School care arrangement with local schools
After School care arrangement with local schools
School Holiday care for local school pupils
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