Little Hippos Nursery in Birmingham has been working hard behind the scenes to achieve the Positive About Disabled People kitemark, which displays its commitment as a setting to provide an equal environment for able and disabled people. This means it welcomes children into the setting who may have a disability and it is positive about employing adults with a disability well.
Manager and proprietor Irshad Ahmed says, 'I believe Little Hippos is the first nursery in the West Midlands area, or maybe even further afield, to be awarded this, and it is a great achievement for us.
'Initially, we had meetings with an advisor from our local Jobcentre Plus and then underwent training. We had to explain our reasons for doing it and how we saw it benefiting our local community.'
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