Great Finborough & Buxhall Under 5’s

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • All children make good progress from their individual starting points.

Staff make effective use of their detailed observations and assessments to accurately monitor children's progress and identify gaps where children may need extra support. • There is a particularly strong focus on supporting children to experience a smooth move into school. Staff make sure that important information about children's individual needs is passed on to local schools.

This helps to ensure good continuity of care and learning for children. • There are rich opportunities for children to strengthen their social skills and develop a strong sense of community. For exampl...e, they delight in interacting with others during regular visits to a local residential care home.

• Staff skilfully make the most of opportunities to enhance children's numeracy skills. For example, they consistently incorporate counting, simple calculations and positional language into children's play, activities and routines. • Staff are encouraged to work towards higher qualifications and complete specific training to help enhance their skills and knowledge.

For example, staff complete training to learn how to use Makaton sign language. This helps them to provide tailored support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). • At times, staff do not make the most of opportunities to extend older children's interest in writing for different purposes and in different situations.