Young Stars Nursery

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • Children are confident and happy in the nursery.

They are warmly greeted by staff when they arrive and quickly settle, choosing what they would like to play with. • Staff carefully observe children in the nursery and use this information to plan the next steps in their learning. This helps children to make good progress.

• Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities and those who speak English as an additional language are very well supported. Staff use targeted support plans for each child. This helps children to make the progress of which they are capable.

• Staff have strong partnerships with parents. They regularly pr...ovide parents with detailed information about children's learning. Staff provide ideas for activities for parents to complete with their children at home.

This helps parents to be fully engaged in their children's learning and development. • Managers and staff evaluate the nursery and practice well, taking into account the views of parents. They make improvements to the nursery that help children.

For example, babies have more access to resources that support their early development. • Staff working with younger children sometimes miss opportunities to extend children's learning during activities. • Staff do not use all opportunities to help children to learn about and celebrate the differences between them.