Roche Pebbles Childcare Centre

Ofsted rating for Roche Pebbles Childcare Centre

Last inspected 23 January 2023

What it's like to attend

• Children are happy at this friendly setting. Knowledgeable staff support children effectively.
• Toddlers explore their developing physical skills outdoors, enjoying balance bikes and re-enacting familiar stories.
• Babies have access to resources that develop curiosity and wonder, and staff sensitively encourage each one to flourish.
• Staff throughout the setting have high expectations for children's behaviour, and children respond well.
• Staff engage in a daily dialogue with parents to pass on information about successes and next steps in learning for each child.
• Leaders and staff have a clear curriculum intent that supports all children and meets their needs and interests.
• Leaders review children's learning regularly to identify gaps and plan for next steps, ensuring good progress.
• Staff ensure children hear lots of language, with enjoyable story and singing times.
• Children learn the rules of the setting and how to keep themselves safe.
• Children are exposed to lots of early maths vocabulary, with staff regularly including counting in activities.
• Staff model effective communication skills and engage even the youngest children in conversations.
• An effective key-person system helps staff to know children well and identify their needs.
• Parents speak positively of the setting, and staff gather information to meet children's learning and development needs.
• Children take part in targeted activities to support their next steps, although the environment occasionally limits engagement.

• 1Extend opportunities for children to be able to do things for themselves so they build resilience and perseverance.
• 2Ensure the organisation of focus group activities help children to concentrate and fully engage in their learning.