March 3rd 2010

How well do children get on after they leave Kate Greenaway?

Islington Council has recently followed up the outcomes for children who attend the Children’s Centres. We are very pleased to let you know that children from Kate Greenaway go on to do very well in primary school.

Our aim is to provide a high-quality nursery education planned around play (indoors and outdoors), together with a strong emphasis on care (the key person approach) on helping children to develop positive behaviour.

We employ qualified nursery education workers (at level 3) and early years teachers because research evidence shows that the level of staff training directly affects the development and learning of the children.

At the end of their reception year, all children are assessed using the Early Years Foundation Stage Profile. A score of 78 points or more is considered by the Department of Children, Schools and Families to show that the child is “developing well”.

8 out of 10 children from Kate Greenaway achieve a score of 78 points or more. This is much higher than the level for Islington as a whole. Nationally, 75% of children reach this level, so you can see we are also ahead of the rest of the country too.

Of course, we have to be careful about numbers, results and targets for such young children.
For us, the important thing is that children enjoy nursery and the company of other children. By working with parents, we aim to help children to develop their learning.

We are very pleased to be able to say that all the evidence shows that your child is getting the best possible start by coming to Kate Greenaway.

The staff team at Kate Greenaway

P.S. Do you want to feedback your views and shape the direction of Kate Greenaway?

Don’t forget to come to the Parent Forum, this Saturday at 10.30am.