Surestart - Where Kids Come First

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • Staff plan active and imaginative activities to engage children's curiosity. They know the children well. Staff ensure that experiences broaden children's interests and encourage them to appreciate the natural and wider world.

• Children and toddlers have plenty of opportunities to play outside throughout the day. They show enthusiasm as they move independently between activities. Children also go on a variety of outings to enhance their learning.

They visit the library bus to choose new books and join older residents in the community to share songs and stories. • Staff work closely with outside agencies and local schools to ensure continuity in ...children's care and learning. Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and children who speak English as an additional language are supported well to develop and learn new skills.

• Staff are calm role models who promote positive attitudes and effective learning. Children and toddlers are cared for tenderly and with affection. They build a special bond with their key person to help them feel secure and settle quickly.

• Partnerships with parents are good. Staff share information about children's care and their achievements. Parents speak highly of the warm and welcoming staff.

They say they appreciate the effective communication they receive about their child's day and how well they are prepared for starting school. • Although staff have regular supervision meetings, the arrangements for monitoring staff performance are not successfully embedded in order to raise the quality of all staff's practice to the highest level. • Occasionally, staff do not take the opportunity to encourage children to think for themselves, share their thoughts and develop their own ideas.

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