Traquinas Childcare

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • The manager and owner set a clear ethos and vision for the setting. Staff are valued as contributors to the setting's development plans and feedback is sought from parents.

• Staff are sensitive and responsive to children's emotions. They provide reassurance and comfort to children if they are upset or unsettled. Children form good relationships with staff.

They demonstrate that they feel safe and secure in the setting and settle well. • Staff show children how to make different shapes with construction materials. They teach children the names of different shapes, such as circles and triangles.

• Children develop skills to support their ...future learning experiences. For example, they play cooperatively, readily take turns with equipment and listen carefully to staff. • Staff introduce non-fiction books in response to children's interest in flowers.

They encourage children to recognise the differences between individual flowers. Staff talk about the different types of plants and children's own gardening experiences. • Staff make regular, accurate assessments of children's learning to plan activities and identify where children may need extra support.

All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities and those in receipt of additional funding, make good progress from their starting points. • Parents comment on the friendly staff team and how much their children enjoy attending. They report that staff keep them well informed about their children's day, activities and achievements.

Parents appreciate the variety of trips and additional experiences, such as ballet and swimming, provided for their children to enjoy. • Staff are good role models. They interact with children and their colleagues in a warm and respectful way.

Staff foster children's sense of belonging well. They create a 'friendship tree' with photographs of children enjoying different activities with their friends. • Staff do not implement highly effective strategies to engage all parents in their children's learning.