- To provide a secure, challenging and safe learning environment, where we respect our children, their dignity and seek to foster their self esteem.
- To develop and fulfil the maximum potential of each child, promoting equal opportunities and equality to help combat racism, sexism and violence.
- To work within a framework which ensure equality of opportunity for all children.
- To celebrate our multi cultural society and educate our children to be patient with their friends.
- To work in partnership with parent/carer to provide high quality early years education that meets the needs of the children.
- To follow the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum.
- To provide a wide range of activities and learning experiences with a balance between children’s choice and staff directed work
- To plan on a weekly basis covering all areas of the curriculum.
- To promote a healthy lifestyle
- To have a key person responsible for a group of children. The key person is to build strong relationships with child and parent/carer. Key person will ensure child is stimulated and happy throughout the day, with feedback to parents/carers at the end of the child’s session.
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Stepping Stones is a vegetarian nursery and aims to provide healthy snacks and sugar free drinks. We offer a varied, healthy, well balanced and nutritional diet. We encourage the children to experience new tastes and introduce dishes from varying cultures.
- Children’s individual dietary needs will be respected and catered for.
- Fresh water is available at all times.
- Fresh fruit is offered twice daily.
- Milk, soya milk and water are offered at all snack and meal times.
- Hot meals are prepared fresh on the premises every day.
