Walmer Bridge Day Nursery

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • Children play harmoniously in the safe, secure and extremely well-resourced indoor and outdoor learning environments. They demonstrate inquisitive attitudes as they investigate and explore their world.

For example, babies excitedly explore water trays while supervised by staff. Older children enjoy listening to stories while sitting undercover in cosy dens, and others confidently transport water to make their imaginary drinks. • Leadership and management are strong.

The manager and staff team have high expectations for the nursery. They have worked tirelessly to address the areas identified for improvement at the last inspection and create excell...ent opportunities to continuously evaluate the provision overall. • The manager and staff team work closely with parents, carers and specialist professionals.

This collaborative approach supports children's individual needs, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). This helps to ensure that children make good progress from their individual starting points. • Children arrive happily and quickly settle on arrival.

They develop strong bonds and attachments to their key person and staff team. Children are very well behaved. Their sense of belonging is demonstrated in the way they confidently join in activities and interact with adults as they play.

Staff are kind and caring and know the children well. • Occasionally, staff miss opportunities to challenge children further in their thinking skills and developing their own ideas. • Although children eat a healthy and varied diet, their knowledge and understanding of healthy eating is not further enhanced to maximum effect.