Kingfisher Kindergarten

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • The provider has a good knowledge and understanding of her role. She is very keen to continually improve and has a strong commitment from her dedicated manager and staff team. • Staff implement and use the provider's risk assessments, policies and procedures to support children's health, safety and well-being effectively.

• Staff know the children very well. They gain a good understanding of children's starting points through their initial observations and discussions with parents. Staff plan effectively for children based on their individual interests.

They are confident to seek guidance from other professionals if a child needs additional suppo...rt. Partnerships with others are well established. • Staff evaluate the provision of care effectively.

They value the views of parents. Parents are positive about the care their children receive. They state that children thoroughly enjoy attending.

Parents add that staff provide clear feedback about what their children do and how they achieve. They state that they receive useful information to support ideas for home learning. • Staff demonstrate good teaching skills.

They interact warmly and are efficient in extending children's language and communication skills. For example, during group activities, staff use purposeful questioning to enable children to enhance their speech and gain confidence to speak in front of others. Children make good progress.

• Children behave very well at all times. They understand the routines of the day and show respect for each other, staff and the learning environment. Children have warm bonds with the staff who look after them.

• Sometimes, staff do not build on discussions effectively enough to extend children's understanding of potential risks and how this could affect them and others. • Occasionally, teaching does not provide children with enough opportunity to enhance learning further. For example, as children talk about animals, less experienced staff are not proactive enough to build on what children already know about the natural world.

Also at this postcode