The provision is outstanding

-Children, including those with additional needs or in receipt of additional funding, make exceptional progress. This is because of first-class teaching and an inspiring, extensive curriculum.

-Learning is extended further by visitors to the setting who deliver additional activities, including science experiments and language activities.

-Outings, such as a trip to an abbey where they draw the ruins, build on children's knowledge of the world.

-Staff maintained excellent partnerships with parents during the national lockdowns. They set up an online portal to exchange an exemplary range of information and dropped off activity packs for families. Consequently, children continued to excel in their learning.

-Children are highly prepared for school. They show excellent independence, motivation and focus while eagerly playing with a wealth of exciting activities and resources. Babies babble with delight while exploring yoghurt, coloured with edible paint.

-Children aged two play imaginatively with lentils and pans in the outdoor exploratory kitchen. Older children show exemplary behaviour and friendships. They work collaboratively, sharing ideas to create a seaside role play area.

-Children form exceptionally strong emotional attachments to staff. During the national lockdowns, staff kept in close contact with children. For example, they uploaded videos reading stories and singing, organised outdoor stay and play sessions and shared photograph booklets. Therefore, children happily returned with the same high levels of confidence.