Starshine

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good The providers' recruitment procedures are robust and staff's ongoing suitability is monitored well to ensure they remain suitable to carry out their role. Staff promote children's communication skills well.

For example, they join in young children's play and introduce new words to extend their vocabulary. Staff ask questions that help older children learn to express themselves effectively. Children build on their curiosity as they keenly explore their surroundings.

They use their senses to explore the textures of sand and water. Children learn about the life cycles of butterflies, help staff to plant vegetables and discover what floats on water. Th...e management team and staff demonstrate a commitment to raising the existing good standards of care and learning for children.

They regularly reflect on their practice and seek the views of parents to make continuous improvements. This includes increased communication with parents to keep them well informed about their children. Partnerships with parents are good and encourage a consistent approach to children's care and learning.

Parents comment that they very happy with their children's progress. It is not yet outstanding because: At times, some staff do not identify opportunities to focus on extending children's knowledge of mathematical language and ideas, such as weights and problem solving. The organisation of some books, particularly dual-language books that are stored at a high level, does not support children to choose to explore reading as easily as possible.