The Hilltoppers

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • Staff are extremely kind, caring and warm. They help children to build very secure emotional attachments through a highly successful key-person system.

This gives children very strong foundations for developing their independence and confidence. • Partnerships with parents are good. Parents are kept informed about their children's learning and development.

Staff regularly share information about children's achievements and offer advice to parents to support children's learning at home. Good links have been established with the attached academy, this helps to ensure children's transitions are smooth. • Staff use effective monitoring systems to ide...ntify children's achievements.

Any gaps in children's learning are identified and support is put in place quickly. Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are supported very well. • Staff adeptly support children's early literacy development and mathematical skills.

They provide numerous activities to stimulate and extend children's thinking. Activities are adapted well to suit individual children's needs. For example, during a subtraction activity, staff challenge older children's skills as the numbers used are pitched to their individual abilities, to ensure that all children are suitability challenged.

• Children have a wide range of experiences that promotes their understanding of people, families and communities beyond their own. They learn about different cultures and festivals, such as Easter, Chinese New Year and Diwali. • At times, staff interrupt children's play, concentration and explorations as they encourage them to take part in different group activities, indoors and outdoors.

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