Ofsted report 2010

We have resently had a very positive Ofsted Inspection which you can read on their website (see link below).

Some of the quotes from our report are:

'Children and their families are warmly welcomed into the setting by the management and staff.'

'Staff treat the children with warmth and kindness, which helps them to develop self-esteem and a sense of belonging as they feel safe and secure. Babies have an individualised settling-in programme and sleep, eat and are changed according to their individual needs. Children approach staff to express their needs and are building friendly relationships with their peers.'

'All the essential policies and procedures are in place to promote children’s welfare and safety. Effective relationships with parents ensure that staff find out about children’s individual needs from the outset and activities are mostly planned according to their interests and capabilities. The setting has a self-evaluation process and areas for further improvement have been identified, which demonstrates a commitment to improve the quality of care and education provided. '

'The staff are vigilant about the security of the children and all visitors to the premises are closely monitored. There are important recruitment procedures in place to check that all staff are suitable to work in the setting.'

'Systems are in place for children with identified special educational needs or those who speak English as an additional language to ensure that they are offered fully inclusive care and learning.'

'Children benefit from the good relationships between the staff and their parents. Very flexible care arrangements are offered to suit the requirements of each family.'

'Good quality verbal feedback is also given each day.'

'The staff demonstrate a willingness to working with parents to manage children’s behaviour in a consistent way which promotes each child’s welfare and development. '

We have had a few recomendations regarding the adult/child-led activities which we have taken on board. Children are now given longer times where needed to access their activities and our more child led and initiated.
We have also introduced a new system for determing the childrens 'next steps' to ensure we can identify and gaps in the childs learning.

To read the full Ofsted report please click on button below