The toys and equipment in pre-school provide opportunities for children, with adult help, to develop new skills and concepts in the course of their play and exploration. The equipment we provide:

• is appropriate for the ages and stages of the children

• offers challenges to developing physical, social, personal and intellectual skills

• features positive images of people, both male and female, from a range of ethnic and cultural groups, with and without disabilities

• includes a range of raw materials which can be used in a variety of ways and encourages an open-ended approach to creativity and problem-solving

• will enable children, with adult support, to develop individual potential and move towards required learning goals

• conforms to all relevant safety regulations and is sound and well-made.

This policy was adopted at the Blakesley Pre-School Playgroup Annual General Meeting on 30th June 2003