Kiddies Arena

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • The provider and manager seek feedback from parents and engage with external consultants to help evaluate the quality of provision. This supports their drive to make continuous improvement and helps them to achieve good standards. • Staff provide an effective learning environment.

Children have access to a wide range of resources that they enjoy using, indoors and outdoors. This contributes to the good progress they make in their learning. • Staff provide children with regular opportunities to learn and play in the garden.

This helps children's physical well-being and supports the development needs of those who learn best outdoors. • Staff build ...warm relationships with children and consistently demonstrate positive interactions. Children show that they are confident and feel secure.

Their personal and social development is supported effectively. • Parents speak highly of staff and appreciate the regular updates that they receive about the progress their children make in their learning. • Staff do not consistently provide children with opportunities to use and develop their home language in their play.

• Staff plan fewer activities that help children to solve problems and work things out for themselves.

information about their learning with parents. They use their links with other

professionals to help address potential gaps in children's learning.

Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good Staff support children to develop good social skills, for example, when toddlers make choices at circle time. Older children enjoy taking part in group activities, such as the Christmas performance. They behave well, listen, pay attention and follow instructions.

This helps to prepare them well for later learning. Staff implement the setting's procedures well and assess risks appropriately. They follow routines from home and maintain accurate personal care records.

This helps to assure children's welfare. Toddlers demonstrate their confidence as they proudly show their waterproof boots to unfamiliar adults before jumping in puddles with glee. Outcomes for children are good Babies show curiosity as they explore bubbles in water and investigate different textures on displays.

Pre-school children interact well with each other as they explore and discuss things that they find outdoors, such as worms, or use the mud kitchen. Children show good physical development as they skilfully manoeuvre wheeled toys and scooters. Children develop the skills that they need for the next stage in their learning and are well prepared for school.