Tops Southsea

What is it like to attend this early years setting?

Children enjoy their time at this setting and develop secure relationships with their key person, who knows them well. Children demonstrate that they feel safe and secure as they greet their friends warmly and seek cuddles from staff when they need them. Staff help children develop the skills they need to navigate and form friendships, while learning about emotions. For instance, children read books about feelings and share experiences of love, fear or worry. Staff help children describe how these emotions make them feel and what helped them feel better. This helps children understand their emotions.

Staff provide children with regular opportunities to develop their language and communication skills. Staff model language well. They commentate on children's play and adapt their language to reflect the age and stage of children. For example, babies enjoy uncovering familiar objects from a tray of cornflour and show delight as they find blocks in the mixture. Staff make sure babies can see their faces as they repeat the word 'block'. This helps babies develop their speech and connect language with meaning.

Children learn to respect and take pride in their environment. For instance, they work together to keep areas clean and tidy. Children replicate the actions of adults. They fill spray bottles with water and use cloths and brushes to 'clean and polish' the role play area. Staff admire children's hard work and provide meaningful praise for jobs well done. This helps children to develop a sense of pride and accomplishment.

What the setting must and should do next

The provider should:

• strengthen the organisation of activities to ensure these promote children's positive behaviour.