Hamd House Nursery - Sparkhill

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is outstanding • Leaders and managers who work directly with children demonstrate an uncompromising pursuit of excellence. They are passionate in their aim to give all children the very best start in life. This passion is reflected in all staff's practice.

As a result, all children who attend the setting receive high-quality learning experiences. • The systems to plan, deliver and monitor the curriculum are exceptionally successful. They provide a holistic approach to teaching so that children are immersed in an array of rich learning opportunities for the majority of the day.

This helps all children to make consistently high rates of progress, including t...hose whose starting points are lower than expected and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). • Staff use their bilingual skills exceptionally well. This diminishes the barriers to learning normally faced by children who arrive at nursery for the first time with no or very little spoken English.

Staff model excellent English-speaking skills. They are highly successful in helping children to learn to speak a good standard of English. • Children's emotional security is extremely well supported by the sensitive and caring nature of all staff.

Staff place the highest priority on helping children to play together and learn from each other. Children settle swiftly and their social skills are highly developed. • Extremely successful strategies are used to engage parents and to help them to positively contribute to the significant progress their children are making.

Comprehensive information is exchanged with parents from the outset. This means individual children's needs are identified early and met exceptionally well. Staff provide tailored and detailed guidance to help parents to support learning at home.