Children’s Place Daisy Hill

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • The management team meticulously monitors the progress children are making. Any gaps in individual and groups of children's learning and development are swiftly identified. The manager promptly makes referrals to external agencies where required.

Children receive the individual support they need and any gaps in their development begin to close. • Staff complete comprehensive observations and assessments of children's learning. They share key information with parents and include them in making decisions about what their child will learn next.

This helps to provide a consistent approach to support a child's learning in the setting and at home. • Th...e management team implements an effective system to include parents in completing their child's starting points on entry. Staff gather key information from parents about what children know and can already do.

They use this information to plan a familiar environment and care routines. This helps children to feel safe and secure when they first start at the setting. • The key-person system is highly effective.

Children are well supported as they transition between rooms and prepare to leave for school. Staff plan and prepare for these times very well. They share the necessary information with other professionals.

This helps to ensure children's individual needs and emotional well-being are fully fostered throughout the process. • Leaders and managers do not fully implement highly effective induction processes, to ensure all members of the staff team receive sharply focused training and support that targets their individual needs when they first start at the setting. • Although the management team completes regular observations to monitor staff performance, this is not fully developed to ensure the quality of teaching and learning is maintained to a consistently higher level for all children.