Nursery Days

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • Staff establish positive relationships with children and get to know their individual personalities well. Children have a good sense of belonging and positive well-being. • The managers and staff build and maintain positive partnerships with parents and keep them fully informed.

For example, they regularly share helpful ideas and advice with them, such as how to support children to establish good sleep routines. • Children gain good mathematical skills to support their future learning. Younger children enjoy listening to number songs and older children confidently count as they play.

• All children develop a good understanding of the importance o...f healthy eating. For instance, they enjoy making their own healthy items, such as fruit salad. • The managers and staff evaluate their practice together effectively.

They hold daily meetings to discuss how well the day's events motivated children to learn. They use their findings to support their future performance and activity plans. • Children are part of the community and staff use the surroundings to extend children's learning experiences.

They enjoy visits from the local farmer and 'Doris' the lamb. • Staff do not consistently support children to fully understand the consequences of their actions and teach them how to behave more maturely. • Staff do not make the most of ways to extend children's interest and skills in early reading.