Rainbow Family Centre Standard & Quality Report

Who are we? Background Information Rainbow Family Centre -  The nursery is situated in Oronsay Avenue, Port Glasgow  The nursery was originally situated in the Parkhill area of Port Glasgow  The nursery moved to Oronsay Avenue in December 2008 and was officially opened by Mairi Hedderwick in March 2009  The nursery can accommodate 40 full time equivalent 3-5 year olds, 15 full time equivalent 2-3 year olds and 6 full time equivalent 0-2 year olds  The nursery has a Community Room with crèche facilities which offers a variety of adult learning opportunities as well as services for the community Staffing -  Head of Centre  Depute Head of Centre  Family Support Worker  Peripatetic Teacher  9 full time equivalent EYECCO’S  2 Clerical support workers  Caretaker  Catering Assistant  Cleaner  3 Support Workers We have strong links with our main feeder Primary Schools: Newark Primary, St. Michaels Primary and St. Francis Primary.

Statement on the process of self-evaluation, involvement of stakeholders and sources of evidence The process for self-evaluation at Rainbow Family Centre involves all stakeholders. Parents are encouraged to be actively involved at the beginning of each session and training is given to parents to help support them in this process. All staff are engaged in professional discussion and reflection and are timetabled along with parents and children to look at specific performance indicators (Child at the Centre – HMI Inspector of Education 2007) which then enables us to identify areas for development and improvement and promote innovative practice. The tools we use to gather evidence include: Quality indicators which highlight strengths and weaknesses Observation of children’s learning planning sheets Photographs of children’s success and achievements Video footage Staff, parents and visiting agencies questionnaires Comments from children’s learning stories, comments made by parents at settling in meetings, suggestions & comments made by parents in daily comments box. Inspection reports from Care Inspectorate, Quality Visits from the Authority Last year, Rainbow Family Centre’s priorities for development were: Further develop parental participation Promote Health & Fitness using the act of start programme Further develop collaborative learning with cluster primaries What is this all about? The Process of Self-Evaluation, Involvement & Evidence

How are we doing?  Parents/carers are actively involved in developing the nurseries visions, values and aims.  Parents/Carers are also involved in supporting the Eco Philosophy with the Centre.  Parents/Carers supporting curriculum workshops.  The nursery has developed a parental participation policy. How do we know?  The visions, values and aims now reflect the parents aspirations for their children.  Parents/carers encouraging children to recycle and adopt an ethos of recycling within the community.  Parents/Carers involved in developing planning which supports the curriculum. What are we going to do now?  We will continue to consult with parents/carers regarding the development of the aspects of the life of the nursery and consult with them throughout the year. Priority 1 - Further develop parental participation

Priority 2 - Promote Health & Fitness using the Active Start Programme How are we doing?  The Active start programme is consistently used throughout the nursery How do we know?  Staffs planning is reflecting a consistent approach to the Active Start programme. What are we going to do now?  The active start co-ordinator will develop programmes that will reflect the experiences and outcomes and show progression and learning and success criteria.

Priority 3 - Further develop partnership and collaborative working with feeder primary schools How are we doing?  A joint in-service training day was organised with cluster primaries  Early years and primary staff developed a comprehensive skills set to be progressed into primary 1 How do we know?  Excellent professional relationships and a clear consistent approach to the delivery of the early level curriculum has been developed. What are we going to do now?  Continue to work with our feeder primary schools to develop and deliver a comprehensive approach to supporting children’s progression into primary school.

How we promote equality within our centre What have we done in the last year to promote equality  We place equality at the heart of everything we do.  We aim to promote a culture in which equality of opportunity exists for all.  We Work with other professionals to ensure children have the best service available  Continue to work with children in Fair Trade fundraising and fundraising for causes which affect the daily lives of our families.  Annual In –Service training for staff on child protection What measures do we have in place to support and protect individuals?  We operate Inverclyde Council's Child Protection Policies & Procedures within the centre, ensuring all families have opportunity to be included and be heard. What have we done to foster good relations and promote tolerance?  We promote good relationships between people of different groups whatever their race, gender, disability, age, religion and belief or sexual orientation.

How successful are we? Achievements The children, parents and staff participated in a variety of successful events throughout the year, some of the highlights are recorded below. Prize for best garden Columba 1400 parents programme at Ardoch, Loch Lomond February 2015 Children in Need November 2014 Sponsor Jumping Jacks October 2014 Tony Boning April 2015 Cookery Class for Parents Throughout Year Knitting, Arts and Crafts classes Throughout Year Children, Parent’s & Staff participated in the rag bag re-cycling scheme Child phycology class February 2014 Awarded Eco Flag June 2014 Sponsored Walk May 2015 Cardwell garden centre December 2014.

What’s Next? - Summary of Priorities for Session Our focus areas for session 2015/2016 are as follows: Achieving  Further develop transition processes  Develop phonological awareness Healthy/Active  Further develop the active start programme Safe  Develop the Oh Lila programme  Develop a Risk Matrix Responsible (Community Wing)  Support the development of Inspiring Scotland’s go play project