The Mulberry Bush Montessori Nursery in West Mersea has been awarded the GB Silver Award for Autism Friendly Environments.
Nursery Principal Cheryl Knight said, ‘We welcome this award in recognition for the work we do to promote equality and inclusion. Nursery Senco, Jo Walton is our Autism Lead and Leander Trunks is the nursery speech and language coordinator, they mentor all staff to ensure continuity in practice in promoting Inclusion by maintaining a safe, positive, welcoming and enabling environment which reflects the needs of all the children within our setting. As a team we are committed to working in partnership with parents and other professionals and hold shared aspirations for each and every child, ensuring they are given the support and the opportunities to reach their full potential and achieve the best outcomes”.