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“Mid Annandale Playcare embraces a play based approach in a high quality learning environment, promoting a nurturing ethos which supports children’s wellbeing, learning and development.”
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Mid Annandale Playcare aim to provide:
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A flexible, accessible, quality service for all children and families:
* provide a safe, happy, caring, stimulating and secure environment for our children where everyone feels valued, included and respected,
* maintain self-sufficiency through fees, fund-raising and other contributions whilst making only a modest return for future investment in the service
* work together with parents as partners to improve learning and care.
* have a diversely qualified, dedicated staff team who nurture, support and celebrate all children.
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High quality stimulating environments inside and out:
* provide children with a natural outdoor play experience which involves taking risks, exploring nature, caring for the environment, collaborative play and muddy fun!
* develop children’s experiences through the provision of stimulating play activities.
* engage our children in the highest-quality teaching and learning and to encourage individual success for all,
* equip our children with skills for learning, life and work, ready to actively grasp and follow their dreams in the future.
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A nurturing ethos which supports children’s wellbeing learning and development:
* provide a loving, caring environment where children are valued and listened to.
* encourage all children to respect other people’s rights and values and respect the environment.
* value and empower our children and staff by recognising and celebrating successes and achievements
* meet individual children’s needs taking account of the wellbeing indicators: Safe, Healthy, Active, Nurtured, Achieving, Respected, Responsible and Included.
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Values
Inclusive: we create an environment where everyone is welcomed and valued
Respect: we promote a culture of tolerance, inclusion, diversity, equality, fairness and opportunity
Child centred: we place the children at the centre of all our decision making
Partnerships: we work alongside parents, professionals and the community to reach the best outcomes
Commitment: we are committed to developing and shaping each child’s learning journey and supporting their dreams
Caring: we are kind, nurturing and patient with all children in our care
Passionate: we love to see children progress and achieve
Experienced: we have a range of childcare qualifications ranging from SVQ level 3 to B.A hons
Self-evaluation: we involve service users, children and staff in our evaluations helping us to continually improve our setting
Motivated: we want to be the best we can be
What our services users say: