Little Badgers Playgroup

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

The provision is good • Children are happy and settle quickly in the playgroup.

All children demonstrate good levels of confidence, showing they feel safe and secure. • Staff and leaders understand how children learn. They skilfully adapt activities to meet the individual interests and needs of children.

• The provider uses the self-evaluation process well. She identifies areas of weakness and sets targets for development. This helps to improve the quality of the provision and provides better outcomes for children.

Areas identified for improvement have been successfully addressed. • Staff provide a stimulating learning environment for children. Children can make... choices about what they want to play with from the variety of resources that are easily accessible to them.

Children show they are confident and have good levels of self-esteem. • Staff gather clear information from parents about their child at the start of their placement. This gives staff an understanding of children's individual needs and helps them to plan appropriate next steps for their learning.

• Staff take time to get to know children and develop strong relationships with them. It is not yet outstanding because: • Staff do not give children enough opportunities to build as far as possible on their problem-solving skills. • The provider's monitoring of children's progress is not rigorous enough to analyse the progress made by different groups of children.