All My Friends Childcare Ltd Barnwood Nursery

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • All children are happy, settled and well behaved. They build strong attachments with the staff and their key person. This helps to support children's emotional well-being effectively.

Young children demonstrate that they are comfortable and feel secure with the staff. • Children make good progress in their learning relative to their starting points. Through detailed observations and assessments, staff are able to identify children's interests and next steps in their learning.

The manager tracks children's progress effectively to help identify and close any gaps in learning quickly. • Members of the management team support staff well in their prof...essional development, and through regular supervision are able to monitor the quality of teaching effectively. Regular discussions in staff meetings and seeking the views of parents and children enable the team to identify how the setting can improve further.

• There are good partnerships with parents and other professionals. Through regular information sharing, children's individual needs are met effectively. Parents report positively on the communication they receive and the care provided.

• Although the nursery has a clear procedure and policy for the administration of medication to children, some staff are not always as rigorous as they might be during this process. • Staff do not make the most of every opportunity to engage quieter children in activities. • At times, staff tend to do things for children that they could easily do for themselves, such as pouring drinks and serving themselves food.