Footprints Day Care

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • Staff effectively support all children to make good progress, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities.

For example, they liaise closely with outside agencies, such as speech and language therapists, to share helpful strategies. • Staff get to know children and their individual personalities well. This helps children settle happily into their play.

Children have a good sense of belonging. • All staff establish positive partnerships with parents and keep them informed of their children's learning. For instance, they share their achievements daily.

• Children have good opportunities to develop their mathematical s...kills. For example, younger children enjoy number songs and older children complete simple sums. • There are good opportunities for children to develop their imaginations.

They enjoy a wide range of role play, such as dressing up as their favourite book characters. • The manager and staff effectively review their practice. For instance, they evaluate their activity plans daily and include the feedback from children.

Staff use their findings to support their future practice and help keep children motivated to learn. • Staff do not consistently support all children to extend their communication and language skills even further. • Staff miss some opportunities to develop children's writing skills to help prepare them for their eventual move to school.