Minibugs Wincobank

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • The management team and staff reflect on their practice and work together as a committed team to move the setting forward. Self-evaluation is precise and focuses effectively on areas for development, to continually improve outcomes for children. • Children are happy and behave well.

Staff sensitively help young children understand what is expected of them. Older children are polite and well mannered. • Staff make accurate assessments of children's levels of development.

They plan interesting activities that support children to successfully achieve the next steps in their learning. • Partnerships with parents are good. Staff encourage regular comm...unication and involve parents in their children's learning.

They value parents' contributions and regularly meet with them to discuss children's interests and next steps in learning. • Children's personal, social and emotional development is given high priority. The key-person system is highly effective and supports children's physical and emotional wellbeing.

Children settle quickly and develop secure bonds with one another. • On occasions, staff do not use every opportunity to extend some children's language skills. • Staff sometimes offer children solutions to problems in their play before they can work things out for themselves and fully extend their critical thinking skills.