Traquinas Childcare

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • The owner-manager and her staff team regularly reflect on the nursery to continually explore ways to develop the provision further.

They seek the views of parents and children to help identify where to target improvements. This helps to enhance the good standard of care and learning for children. • Partnerships with parents and carers are excellent.

Parents' contribution to their child's learning is highly valued by staff, and parents readily share information. They offer the highest praise for the owner-manager and her staff. Parents comment that they appreciate the support staff give to their children and families.

• Staff provide effe...ctive support for those children who speak English as an additional language. They help children to develop their level of understanding of English words and their range of vocabulary. Equally, children have opportunities to hear their home language in play.

• Staff have specific areas of responsibility and ensure that the outdoor area has a varied range of activities for children who prefer to play and learn outdoors. • Children of all ages settle quickly on arrival. They build good relationships with their key person and other staff, which helps them to feel safe and secure.

• Staff know the children well. They use information from parents to help guide children's ongoing learning. The owner-manager and staff regularly monitor all children's progress by tracking their development.

This enables them to identify any gaps in learning. Staff specifically target areas where children may need additional support, to help them make good progress. • On occasions, staff do not make the most of opportunities to fully extend all children's learning.

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