Busy Bees Day Nursery at Birmingham Longbridge

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good The manager provides staff with good support to help them to improve further their professional skills. Recent training has helped staff to identify how to make better use of their observations of children to inform planning. Staff reflect on their teaching skills effectively.

They are well-motivated and committed to continuous improvement. Staff have strong partnerships with parents and work together well to provide continuity for children's development. For example, following requests from parents, the manager provided a parenting workshop to help them to support children with toilet training.

Staff support children's communication and language d...evelopment skilfully. For instance, they use descriptive language to help children to expand their vocabulary, such as 'squeeze', 'squash' and 'twist'. Children make observations and explain clearly what they can see.

Children have positive attitudes to learning. They make good progress and are well prepared for when they start school. They develop good social skills and begin to understand about friendship.

Staff support children's behaviour successfully. It is not yet outstanding because: The manager does not sharply monitor the progress that different groups of children make, to identify where they can be further supported. Staff do not fully extend or enrich the learning experiences for pre-school children during some adult-led activities, to help them to make the best possible progress.