Blakeney Under Fives

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good Managers regularly review provision, and seek the views of parents to drive improvement. For example, they have used questionnaires to find out parents' ideas for developing physical play outdoors and have used these in planning climbing equipment.

Staff support children well to make links between different areas of learning. For instance, they plant beans and read about beans growing. Children learn about growth and decay as they observe what happens if they water, or do not water, the beans.

Staff skilfully use enjoyable activities to teach children about keeping healthy. For example, when they go for a morning run staff talk about looking after ...their muscles by warming up first. Staff support reluctant runners by encouraging them to run short distances.

After their run, children feel their hearts beating faster as they stretch to cool down. Children are happy and take pleasure in the responsibilities that they are given. For instance, they eagerly set out plates and cups for breakfast, and spread their own butter.

Older children enjoy helping younger children. It is not yet outstanding because: Staff do not consistently give children time to think before providing them with answers. Staff do not make full use of resources to provide opportunities for children to learn more about similarities and differences in people and communities beyond their own.

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