Little Elms Daycare Greenwich

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • Partnerships between parents and staff are effective.

For instance, staff keep parents well informed about their children's progress and well-being, and involve them in planning children's next steps in learning. • Children make good progress in their learning and development. They acquire the knowledge and skills they need to succeed in their future learning, including when they move to school.

• Children arrive eager to learn and are happy and settled. A strong key-person system helps children to form secure attachments with staff. Children are confident to ask for help and share ideas.

Staff model language well and extend children's v...ocabulary by asking questions and instigating discussions. • The manager ensures that all staff have a strong understanding of how to keep children safe. A robust risk assessment process ensures the environment is secure.

• Children are independent and curious learners. They have many opportunities to lead their own play and explore their ideas in a well-resourced and stimulating environment. This enables children to feel confident to take risks and make their own decisions.

• The manager is dedicated to children's success, and evaluates the quality of the provision well. She takes account and acts on the views of staff, parents and children to improve the outcomes for children. She sets challenging and realistic targets for improvement.

• There is a process in place to manage the performance of staff, although best use is not made of this to drive improvement to an even higher level. • Staff provide a wide range of well-structured activities for children. However, at times, staff do not organise all activities effectively to support children's learning, for example the transitions from inside to outside play.