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· We believe that every child has the right to be cherished, respected and educated.
· We believe that the best environment for nurturing children’s development is through the provision of a safe, secure, happy, stimulating and supportive environment.
· We value the importance of exploration within a challenging learning environment by encouraging child-initiated activities and providing open-ended experiences and the materials and equipment to facilitate this.
· We believe in implementing a programme that fosters children’s individuality, creativity and independence and will reflect upon and evaluate this periodically.
· We believe in developing a feeling of strong self-esteem and self-worth by encouraging children to attempt a wide variety of age-appropriate self-help skills that will result in confident, resilient adults.
· We endeavour to provide a supportive environment where children can develop warm relationships with others and learn social skills through interactions with children and adults.
· We believe in the importance of teaching children to respect everyone and we promote tolerance and acceptance of all in the community by supporting equality, inclusion and acceptance in the centre and educating children to develop empathy for each other and respect for the environment.
· We endeavour to provide an environment that is warm, friendly, and welcoming through positive interactions and open communication between staff, carers, parents and extended families.
· We believe in supporting families in the task of providing a strong foundation for their child’s future development and creating a team environment for staff and families which encourages family involvement and working together to create the best possible care experience for each child.
· We value and respect the pivotal role of experienced staff in delivering high quality care and upholding the trust placed upon the centre by families. We also recognise the importance of their continued development and training.
· We provide information and support to parents to assist them in their role as the first teacher and main influence in their child’s life.
· We recognise the importance of good governance in the setting of goals and the systematic evaluation and review of everyday practice to ensure and maintain high quality care.
· We believe that our wider community is an integral part of our centre and that we all benefit from community participation through the estabishment of friendship and support.
