Otters Nursery Schools Ltd

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

The provision is good • Children enjoy their play and learning. They respond with enthusiasm and engage well in activities. All children make good progress from their individual starting points.

• Staff work effectively with parents and other professionals involved in children's care and learning. This helps staff develop a strong understanding of how to support children's individual needs, particularly those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). • Staff provide a calm and happy environment for children.

They know their key children well. For example, staff talk to children about their home lives, such as family pets. • Staff teach children well abou...t keeping themselves healthy.

For example, they show them how to wash their hands properly and explain why cleaning their hands before eating is important to remove germs. • The manager and staff actively involve parents in their children's learning. For example, they provide a library book service and ask parents to provide feedback about their child's learning and experience.

This helps to support children's learning at home. It is not yet outstanding because: • The manager's monitoring of staff practice is not precise enough, to help build further on the quality of teaching, including assessments of children's learning, to support children to make even better progress. • Occasionally, staff do not manage some routines well in the pre-school, particularly during changes of routine, and at times this interrupts children's play and learning.