Clever Clogs Yarm

At Clever Clogs, we take pride in the unique level of care we deliver to our children of all ages to ensure each child’s full potential is reached. We are Ofsted registered to care for 48 children, from birth to 12 years. Our highly committed and skilled team have always been recognised by Ofsted during inspections. All of our staff have been approved as suitable to work with children through the Disclosure and Barring Service, and have passed their DBS Checks (further details can be obtained from the Management team if required). The unique, high level of care is also recognised by our parents, who regularly give us positive feedback.

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About Us

It is our job as Early Childhood educators to inspire and nurture the inquisitive mind in every child, we achieve this from the Environment we create and the questions we ask. The children are at the centre of everything and in this calm, tranquil and stimulating environment children are forever exploring, tinkering, investigating and learning with the support of nurturing, loving staff.

Clever Clogs operate a Key Person System, and all of our children have a Key person, who is a Qualified Childcare Practitioner, to oversee the care and development of each child’s individual needs.

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The Joy of Learning

Clever Clogs believe that the most effective way of learning for children is through their own natural curiosity, this is central to our childcare delivery. We also believe it is important to work in partnership with parents and carers and we take great pride in the relationships we build.
Our childcare practitioners will support children’s learning and development by providing an environment rich in experiences and opportunities to meet their individual needs, participating in and extending their play in ways which best facilitate their learning.
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Four Themes

Clever Clogs meet the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) a single quality framework for children from birth to five which is based around the following four themes:

A Unique Child

We understand every child is a competent learner from birth who can be resilient, capable confident and self-assured.

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Positive Relationships

We appreciate that children learn to be strong and independent from a base of loving and secure relationships with parents and/or a key person.

Enabling Developments

We believe the environment plays a key role in supporting and extending children’s development and learning.

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Learning and Development

We respect that children develop and learn in different ways and at different rates, and that all areas of learning and development are equally important and inter-connected.

Your child’s progress

We use an app to update you daily and track your children’s development food diary’s etc. This can be sent instantly to parents we also have a daily news feed so that parents can see what children do on a daily basis parents and staff can also send daily messages, so information sharing is a lot easier.

In the moment planning

Learning happens when children are interested and motivated, at Clever Clogs we allow the children to discover their environment through hands-on experiences, developing through their own learning styles in their own time and at their own pace.
We facilitate that learning by observing, listening and supporting the children, enabling them to see the connections in learning and experiences.

We are aware of the importance of here and now when responding to the children’s needs, as opposed to waiting until tomorrow or next week when planning a child’s next steps.

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What Our Families are Saying

My little girl is two and a half. She went to Clever Clogs this morning for her first introductory visit. She came out bouncing, literally. Not only that, but she had a lovely time playing, and tells me lunch was tasty. Great start, Clever Clogs, thank you.