Chafford Tots to Teens Childcare Services Ltd

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is goodnChildren form very close bonds with staff, who provide a warm and nurturing environment. Staff are extremely affectionate and considerate. They intuitively offer children cuddles when they need them, which supports children's emotional well-being exceptionally well.

nStaff teaching is good, and in some aspects it is outstanding. For example, staff encourage children to be highly motivated to explore. They celebrate children's achievements and support them exceedingly well to give things a try.

nManagers are dedicated to children's well-being and success, and evaluate the quality of provision well. They seek feedback from parents, children and staff.... They are driven to continuously look at ways to enhance practice and are ambitious in their efforts.

nManagers are committed to staff's professional development. They provide a wide range of in-house and external training opportunities to further staff's skills. Staff attend courses that help them to support the children in their care precisely, which has a positive impact on children's development and well-being.

nManagers have created excellent partnerships with parents, giving them many opportunities to play an active role in their children's learning. Parents offer high praise for the support and help they receive from staff and the well-organised, inclusive and extremely professional approach they have.nStaff read books and sing songs with children throughout the day.

Children gravitate to staff who read with great expression and pause dramatically to create a sense of adventure and anticipation. This ignites children's early love of books and stimulates their communication skills. nOn occasions, staff do not consistently adapt activities to support each child's individual learning experience.