Scallywags Child Care Centre

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • The management team and staff interact well with the children and have a good understanding of child development. They make regular observations and use their accurate assessments to monitor children's learning and progress successfully.

• Self-evaluation is effective. The management team regularly reflect on the provision and implement effective changes to ensure positive outcomes for children. For example, staff provide older children with materials and cardboard boxes instead of dressing-up clothes in the role-play area, which has improved children's creativity and imagination.

• Partnerships with parents, external agencies and other early yea...rs provisions are strong. The management team and staff share information well with parents, enabling them to support their children's learning at home. Staff work closely with other professionals to close any gaps in learning.

• Children behave well. Staff are good role models to children and develop warm and caring relationships. This supports children's emotional well-being successfully.

• On occasion, staff do not provide children with a wide range of materials and tools to encourage them to try out their ideas and develop their language skills consistently. For example, in the toddler room, children tried to make sandcastles with dry sand. • Sometimes, staff who work with younger children do not organise mealtimes effectively so that all children feel part of the group and have consistent opportunities to develop their social skills.