Daisies Day Care

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • The manager and staff have worked hard to successfully improve the quality of the provision. The manager monitors staff practice carefully and provides them with good support and guidance.

Recent training has helped staff to focus on using effective teaching strategies to enhance children's play and learning. • Staff know children's individual needs well and assess their progress accurately. They plan stimulating activities that reflect children's interests well.

The manager carefully monitors the progress that individuals and groups of children make. • All children make good progress, including those with special educational needs and/or disabil...ities (SEND). They gain a good range of useful skills that prepare them well for their future learning and school.

• Staff are skilled in helping children to develop their emotional security and understanding. Pre-school children explore a range of emotions and consider various strategies to help them cope successfully with their frustrations. Staff working with younger children provide them with comfort and reassurance when it is needed.

• Staff have developed effective partnerships with parents to support children's continued learning at home. However, the manager does not fully include the views of parents in the self-evaluation process to help identify even further improvements to the setting. • The activities that staff provide for pre-school children's play and exploration outdoors are not as rich and varied as possible to extend their learning even further.