Building Blocks

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

The provision is good • Self-evaluation is effective. Leaders and the well-established team of staff work well together to develop and enhance the exciting learning opportunities available in this stimulating environment.

• Partnership with parents are strong. Staff provide many opportunities for parents to be involved in children's care and learning. They invite parents to children's progress meetings, and share ideas and activities to support further learning at home.

• Staff work exceptionally well with external professionals and value their expertise. This enables staff to provide tailored support packages for children who have special education needs and/or disabili...ties. • Children have very secure attachments with staff and their behaviour is very good.

They learn from staff, who are very good role models. Staff support children's behaviour in a positive and sensitive way. Children are very clear about the expectations staff have of them and the reasons why.

It is not yet outstanding because: • At times, staff working with the younger children do not fully consider the aims of the group activities they organise to enable children to remain fully engaged. • The system in place to supervise and monitor staff performance is in its infancy and is not fully embedded. Leaders do not set focused targets that would allow staff to improve teaching even further.