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What is it like to attend this early years setting?
The provision is good
Children receive a welcoming greeting by friendly staff at the entrance door. This helps children to settle well in the setting.
Children form close bonds with their key person and staff, and they separate from their parents with ease. This promotes children's emotional health. Young children sleep in a calm space, and staff monitor them well.
This supports children's physical health and well-being.The manager knows what they want the children to learn. They have a strong focus on teaching children to be independent.
Children are confident to go to staff when they need help. Overall, the learning programme in ...place supports children's development in the prime areas well. Children understand the behaviour that is expected of them.
For example, children wait their turn to put their personal belongings away. They also enjoy playing together and sharing resources. At times, children need extra help to manage their behaviour.
At these times, staff calmly explain to the children about how to play kindly. Staff model the behaviour that is expected of the children. This helps children learn how to treat each other respectfully and kindly.
What does the early years setting do well and what does it need to do better?
Staff know the children well and set up a range of experiences to support their learning further. Older children select and ride tricycles and climb apparatus in the outside area. Young children enjoy making marks as they paint.
They like rolling and squeezing play dough. The youngest children twist, twirl and press soft spaghetti. These experiences benefit children's small- and large-muscle development.
Staff support young children's understanding of early mathematical concepts. Children use painting resources to draw lines and circular shapes. Staff skilfully help them learn simple mathematical language, such as 'more' and 'bigger'.
Children enjoy learning about early mathematical concepts through playful activities and experiences.Staff are skilful when conversing with the youngest children, particularly during group activities. However, at other times during the routine of the day, some staff are not as skilful in extending their interactions with children to support children's communication and language skills further.
Staff promote a love of nursery rhymes and stories. The oldest children listen well during story sessions and recall parts of stories read to them by staff. These experiences promote children's early literacy development.
Children learn in a clean environment. Staff teach children the importance of washing their hands, particularly before eating. Staff use mealtimes to encourage children's independence.
For example, staff help and encourage children to serve their own meals. This helps children to prepare for their next steps in education and school.Children's dietary needs and parents' preferences are adhered to.
Children eat nutritious meals that are prepared by the setting's cook, who has knowledge of children's allergies and requirements. There are good systems in place to ensure that children receive food that meets their individual needs.The manager values the staff team and carries out supervision meetings on a termly basis with staff.
She uses the information gathered to support staff training requirements. The manager works well with other professionals, including the local authority, and completes training on children with special educational needs and/or disabilities with them. This promotes good learning outcomes for all children in the setting.
Staff form good relationships with parents. They regularly share information with parents about their children's day and their activities and experiences at the setting. This promotes good parent partnerships.
Parents comment that staff are approachable. They appreciate it when staff take the time to get to know their children. Parents praise staff for the quality of the daily updates they provide about their children's development.
Safeguarding
The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.There is an open and positive culture around safeguarding that puts children's interests first.
What does the setting need to do to improve?
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: nenhance staff's knowledge of how to maximise their interactions with children to promote their communication and language skills more effectively.
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