Shantona Women’s Centre

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good Managers and staff provide an extremely inclusive environment that highly values and celebrates children's culture and diversity. Staff cherish all children as the unique individuals that they are. Children develop impressive sensitivity, respect and understanding of the differences between themselves and other people.

Staff develop strong partnerships with parents and keep them fully informed about their children's learning. They work very closely with parents and effectively help them to understand how to provide extremely healthy snacks and lunchboxes for their children. Parents value the help they receive from staff and comment how, 'Staff are very good... and do a really great job'.

Managers are ambitious for children and their families. They accurately review the provision and guide further improvements. Managers and staff use additional funding effectively to enrich learning and improve outcomes for children.

Staff focus strongly on helping all children to acquire good language skills. Older boys and girls speak confidently, and enjoy sharing their ideas with others at group times. Children's behaviour is brilliant.

They work cooperatively together and are especially helpful, kind and caring. Staff are excellent role models for children. It is not yet outstanding because: Managers do not precisely focus staff's professional development on consistently raising the quality of teaching to the highest level.

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