We
believe that high quality care and education is promoted by providing children
with safe, clean, attractive, age and stage appropriate resources, toys and
equipment.
We aim
to provide children with resources and equipment which help to consolidate and
extend their knowledge, skills, interests and aptitudes.
In order
to achieve this aim:
·
we
provide play equipment and resources which are safe and - where applicable
- conform to the safety standard
EN71 and Toys (Safety) Regulation (2011).
·
we
provide a sufficient quantity of equipment and resources for the number of
children;
·
we
provide resources which promote all
areas of children's learning and development, which may be child- or adult-led;
·
we
select books, equipment and resources which promote positive images of people
of all races, cultures and abilities, are non-discriminatory and avoid racial
and gender stereotyping;
·
we
provide play equipment and resources which promote continuity and progression,
provide sufficient challenge and meet the needs and interests of all children;
·
we
provide made, natural and recycled materials which are clean, in good condition
and safe for the children to use;
·
we
provide furniture which is suitable for children and furniture which is
suitable for adults;
·
we
store and display resources and equipment where children can independently
choose and select them;
·
we
check all resources and equipment regularly as they are set out at the
beginning of each session and put away at the end of each session. We repair
and clean, or replace any unsafe, worn out, dirty or damaged equipment;
·
we
keep an inventory of newly purchased resources and equipment. This will record the date on which each item
was purchased and the price paid for it;
·
we
provide adequate insurance cover for the pre-school's resources and equipment;
·
we
use the local library and toy library to introduce new books and a variety of
resources to support children's
interests; and
·
we
plan the provision of activities and appropriate resources so that a balance of
familiar equipment and resources and new exciting challenges is offered.
This
policy was originally adopted at a meeting of Winyates Playgroup
Pre-school
19/05/11
Held on
(date)
Julie Skipp
Signed
on behalf of the pre-school