Little Limehouse

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are extremely well supported.

Staff understand their needs and ensure they are met effectively. Staff support parents to access professional support when appropriate and invite professionals into the setting to share children's learning and development. • Children are highly independent and curious learners.

They have many opportunities to lead their own play and explore their ideas in the well-resourced and stimulating environment. They develop high levels of confidence and self-esteem and are well prepared for starting school. • Strong partnerships with parents help to ensure th...ey play an active role in their child's learning.

There are effective systems to enable two-way communication between staff and parents. Parents feel included, valued and involved in all areas of their child's development. • The manager is dedicated to children's success, and evaluates the quality of her provision well.

She takes account and acts on the views of staff, parents and children to improve the outcomes for children. She sets challenging and realistic targets for improvement. • Children are happy, secure and settled.

The caring and friendly staff know the children well and form strong attachments with them. This creates a respectful, positive and nurturing atmosphere throughout the whole setting. • There are good systems to assess the progress children make.

However, the manager has not embedded analysing the progress made by different groups of children to identify any less obvious gaps in their learning. • Staff work together to plan activities that are based on the individual needs of the children. However, group activities do not always match the interests and needs of all children to help enhance their motivation, involvement and levels of enjoyment.