The Beehive At Lindford

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • The management team works together efficiently to run the nursery and are committed to providing children with high-quality learning experiences.

The manager supports staff to monitor children's progress and reflect on their practice to improve the service they provide to families. • The staff team provides a warm and caring environment that is welcoming to children and their families. The small team works closely together and communicates well with each other to meet children's needs.

Children form good relationships with their key person and other staff, which helps them to feel safe and secure. Staff are friendly and approachable, and offer re...assurance to those who need it. • Children have access to a range of interesting activities to help them develop new skills and support them to achieve their next steps in learning.

They make good progress in their learning and development. • Staff develop good partnerships with parents, other early years providers and external professionals. This successfully helps to promote consistency and continuity of care and learning, and all children, including those with special educational needs, are well supported.

• Staff observe and assess their key children on a regular basis. However, the manager does not consistently ensure that this information is shared with parents in a timely way, in order to help support their child's ongoing learning and development at home. • Occasionally, children are not fully encouraged to take responsibility for looking after their belongings, for example leaving these out to be tidied away by others.