The Beehive Childcare Group

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good Assessments of what individual children know and can do have improved well since the last inspection. Staff make effective use of their initial and ongoing observations to plan stimulating activities that challenge children and promote their thinking skills. The well-resourced garden areas are used to good effect to enhance the experiences of children who prefer to learn outdoors.

For example, children enjoy using different tools to scoop, sift and shovel sand in the popular sandpits. The effective key-person system helps children to form positive attachments. This is particularly reassuring for the youngest children and helps them to feel comforted when th...ey are tired or learning to separate from their parents.

The manager is effective in monitoring the quality of teaching and fostering the professional development of staff. Staff receive close mentoring and guidance to help enhance their teaching skills and continue to enrich the provision for children. It is not yet outstanding because: Although the manager has introduced a system to monitor the achievements and review the progress of different groups of children, this is not fully embedded.

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