Early Explorers Childcare Limited - Shoreham

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • There are excellent partnerships in place with local inclusion services and staff make great use of the knowledge and expertise of speech therapists.

They dedicate much time to offering further support for children who need extra help with their communication and language skills. All children, including those with special educational needs, progress well from their starting points. • The well-qualified staff create a highly inclusive environment for children.

Children are very happy, confident and secure. They form close bonds with staff, who are caring and attentive to their individual needs. Staff's nurturing approach helps create a warm and po...sitive atmosphere where children feel relaxed and settled.

• The manager and staff assess children's development closely and monitor the progress of individual and groups of children effectively. They quickly identify and address any gaps in children's learning and plan effectively to encourage further progress. • Children benefit from a very well-organised outdoor learning environment.

They make exciting choices from a wide variety of stimulating resources and activities. • Less-experienced staff do not make the most of opportunities to offer further challenge and fully extend the learning of the older and most able children. • Staff do not keep all parents fully up to date with their children's development and do not consistently support them to build on children's learning further at home.