Sunninghill Playcentre

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • The manager establishes open, professional and supportive partnerships with parents.

She quickly puts strategies in place for children who need more help. Parents are extremely complimentary about the quality of care and learning their children receive. • Staff take children out into their local community on a daily basis.

They follow thorough risk assessments to help keep the children safe as they visit places, such as parks, daycare centres, shops and the school. • Staff make very effective use of storytelling and extend children's listening and attention, understanding of the world and imaginative play. Children concentrate well, talk about th...eir feelings and empathise with characters in books.

They enjoy visiting the local library each week to choose their own books. • Staff provide children with rich opportunities to learn about caring for their environment and eating healthily. For instance, they choose from enormous platters of fruit and vegetables to supplement their breakfasts and snacks.

They learn to assess when a mango, melon or pineapple is ripe and juicy. • Outcomes for children are good and parents agree that their children are well prepared for other activities in the community. Staff from the breakfast and after-school clubs visit the local school on a daily basis.

Children practise and develop the skills they need to settle into school quickly. • The manager and staff do not make the most of opportunities to work with parents in order to guide children's use of online technology from an early age. • Some staff do not make the most of their good observations of children's achievements in order to focus sharply on promoting the next steps in children's learning.