Lechlade Little Learners

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • The new manager is enthusiastic and has started to introduce changes in the group.

She monitors staff performance regularly and helps them to develop skills and maintain their professional development. Staff complete training online and during staff meetings, which enables them to implement different ideas, for example promoting the curiosity of children as they play. Evaluation of practice is successful and improvements for the future have been clearly identified.

• Staff complete detailed observations and assessments of children. They track children's progress effectively and recognise quickly when children require extra support in their learni...ng. Children make good progress in their learning relative to their starting points.

• Children are happy, confident and comfortable in their surroundings. They develop strong attachments with their key person. Children are well behaved and staff are good role models, praising children's efforts and offering timely reminders about sharing and taking turns.

• Staff have good relationships with the parents. They regularly share information with parents about their child's day and learning. This helps parents to support their child's learning further at home.

Parents comment positively about how happy their child is at the setting and the caring staff. • At times, staff miss opportunities to include other children in activities, as they are concentrating on the children they are interacting with. • Staff do not consistently gather detailed information from parents about what their child knows and can do, before they start at the setting.

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