Bluebird Kindergarten

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • The manager has effectively addressed the issues raised at the last inspection. These positive changes have improved children's overall safety and well-being.

• The manager monitors children's development well. She identifies where children are at risk of falling behind and plans focused activities to help them to catch up. This supports all children to make good progress from their starting points.

• Staff provide a calm, caring environment. They know children and families well and are sensitive to their needs. Children develop a close bond with their key person and are comfortable to approach them for assistance and comfort.

This helps... children to settle quickly and feel secure. • Staff are excellent role models. They have high expectations for children's behaviour and consistently reinforce rules.

They are respectful to children and each other. As a result, children are well behaved and kind to each other. • Staff value parents as partners from the outset.

They spend time with them to discuss what children can already do when they first start. Parents state they are fully informed about children's progress. They appreciate the opportunities to be part of their children's learning, such as attending stay-and-play sessions at the nursery.

• Staff do not always successfully share information with other early years settings that children attend. This means that shared approaches to children's learning are not fully effective. • Staff do not maximise opportunities to challenge the older and most-able children in order to fully extend their knowledge of mathematical concepts.