Twinkletotz Day Nursery Ltd

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • Managers are dedicated and knowledgeable. They are ambitious and have high expectations of all staff. They reflect upon the effectiveness of their practice and use well-targeted plans to make improvements.

• The atmosphere is welcoming and calm. Children are extremely happy and secure in the setting. Staff are excellent role models, and create a calm, nurturing and respectful environment.

• Managers monitor individual children's progress effectively. They establish close partnerships with parents and other professionals to help support individual children's learning. • Young children form close emotional bonds with staff.

For example, if... they trip, they go to staff for comfort, and they settle well when staff reassure them. • Staff support children's early mathematical skills effectively. For instance, children use mathematical language to compare sizes of their buildings during pretend construction play.

They count securely. • Sometimes, staff do not make the most of every opportunity to challenge and extend older and most-able children's learning to help them achieve their best. • Although the manager has systems in place to coach and mentor her team, the supervision process does not support staff to achieve the highest level in their performance.