Bees Knees Playgroup

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • Staff get to know children's individual personalities well and establish positive relationships with them. Children have positive levels of well-being and self-esteem. • Children are polite and behave well.

They confidently follow the rules and boundaries and know what is expected of them. • The manager closely monitors the consistency of the quality of care and teaching that staff provide for children. She holds daily evaluation meetings with staff to discuss how well they engage children in their learning.

The manager and staff use their findings to support their future performance and help children continue to make good progress. • Staff estab...lish positive partnerships with staff at other settings that children also attend. This helps provide a consistent approach to children's shared care and learning.

• Children have good opportunities to develop their imagination and enjoy a wide range of role-play activities. They bring their fantasies alive, for example, by becoming a vet and a nurse. • There are good opportunities for children to develop their reading skills, which supports their future learning.

For instance, older children recognise simple words with confidence. • Staff miss some opportunities to extend children's mathematical skills in order to support their future learning even further. • Staff do not make the most of opportunities to consistently encourage children to be more independent and complete their own tasks.