Bushy Leaze Early Years Centre

Overview

Bushy Leaze Early Years Centre is described as a place where children are "full of happy children who learn well" and arrive "bursting with excitement." The report highlights a "caring environment" where staff model "kindness and empathy," resulting in children who behave exceptionally well and feel safe. Leaders have strengthened the curriculum since the last inspection, with particular success in developing communication, language, and mathematical skills.

Strengths

• Children demonstrate "high levels of independence and resilience," collaborating effectively and requiring "minimal adult intervention."
• The provision for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) is a "strength," with "highly effective specialised support" ensuring full inclusion.
• Staff successfully develop children’s communication skills by modelling "whole sentences" and encouraging them to "articulate their learning using the right vocabulary."
• Families receive "far-reaching and extensive support" through the ‘family support team’, which builds "positive relationships" and is highly valued by parents.
• Children show advanced understanding in mathematics, often counting and using numbers "beyond the expectations of the curriculum."

Areas to improve

• Leaders must ensure "mark-making activities are progressively built into the curriculum" as there is currently "not enough clarity" about expectations for early writing skills.
• Children do not have "suitable opportunities for mark making," meaning they "do not achieve as well as they could" in this area.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are "effective," supported by a "strong safeguarding culture" where leaders encourage "professional curiosity" and staff are knowledgeable about identifying and reporting concerns.