Little Blossoms Childcare

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • The highly experienced manager demonstrates an excellent drive to lead the newly established nursery to the highest level. She has extensive action plans in place that help her to swiftly target areas of improvement.

The manager builds on information she gathers from staff, parents and children. • Staff provide children with exceptional levels of care. They are extremely nurturing and offer settling-in sessions to meet the individual needs of children.

This helps children to settle very quickly. Staff gather extensive information from parents when children first start to help identify what children need to learn next. • Partnership working with p...arents is a key aspect of this thriving nursery.

Parents speak very highly of the level of care their children receive. The manager has introduced an extremely effective mental well-being project for families that helps to promote self-care. Parents have excellent opportunities to contribute to their children's development.

• Children are confident learners. They have a wide range of resources to choose from and follow their own interests during play. Staff play alongside children, following their lead, and provide children with opportunities to talk about what they are playing with.

This helps to promote children's communication skills. • Children are provided with an array of healthy and nutritious choices during mealtimes. Staff encourage children to follow excellent hygiene practices.

Children quickly develop independence and self-care skills. They behave exceptionally well and demonstrate very good manners. • The manager and staff need time to embed their ambitious plans to extend and build on their good teaching and provide even further challenge to help children achieve the best possible progress.