Little Rascals Pre-school

Quality Awards Working towards Steps to Quality Step 2. Have participated in the ITERS programme.

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Age groups Looks after children aged between 0 years 0 months and 5 years 0 months

School drop-offs and pick-ups for Willoughby Road Primary Academy

Funding available 2, 3, 4

Little Rascals Pre-school offers 30 hours to support all the needs of the children and their families. We are able to offer this throughout term time only.

Special Needs Caters for children with special needs.
Little Rascals is an inclusive setting, we welcome all children and their families regardless of their gender, culture, abilities or disabilities. We have policies in place that ensure that all children in the community that use Little Rascals receive the same educational programme and are able to achieve to their full potential. We have strong and professional relationships with other agencies where we are able to seek support for both children and their families should the need arise. We have a key person system in place that can support the children in achieving their full potential in a safe and secure environment. We value all information provided by both the professionals and the parents/carers to ensure the best for all the children in the setting. We have a ramp for easy access into the building with all areas on a single floor level. We have acess to a disabled toilet in the building. An easy wheelchair accessible outdoor area. The outdoor area is all on one level to ensure that all children are able to access and participate in all the activities provided. Inside resources are accessible to all the children to use in the setting with safe and easy access around each area. We have quite areas where we are able to do one to one or specific work with the children. We have 3 SENCO's who attended regular training and who have with good communications skills with the other staff members and their parents/carers. Working together to support and to provide the best for the child through listening to you and your child. We will ensure that your key person will be in all sessions with your child enabling them to foster a relationship with your child. This will identify and support their needs, and ensure that they have small achievable target to help them progress through the areas of development. By working together we can ensure that the environment, routines and activities support the needs of the child. Activities will be adapted to ensure your child is able to interact fully with the environment and visual strategies, i.e. a visual timetable is used to help to understand our routines. Our book area is welcoming and provides a quiet place for them to rest or if they require quiet time. We aim to provide the best possible experience for children with SEND at this pre-school, with staff that receive on-going training and who have varied training and experiences to ensure this happens. We endeavour to provided or hire suitable resources and equipment to support children with special educational needs. Our most valuable resource however are the staff and the parents and carers of these children. Two members of staff have done the Makaton training and so can use basic sign language. We also support all parents and children with English as an additional language by accessing services who can provide us with translators if required. All staff are continually updating their skills and knowledge and are committed to ensuring that all the children who attend receive the very best care and education. We also offer the universal 15 hours funding and the extended entitlement of 30 hours, for children who are eligible and holiday sessions to help support and keep routines.