Anglo Spanish Day Nursery

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • Parents feel that staff do a particularly good job in supporting children's emotional wellbeing. Parents describe staff as 'warm' and 'nurturing'. Staff are affectionate with children.

Babies get plenty of cuddles. This means they are happy and settled. Older children get regular hugs and gentle encouragement.

• Staff have a good sense of fun and they make children laugh. For example, they enthusiastically presented an animated story in the toddler room. Children delighted as staff performed silly characters.

Children learn to enjoy books and tell stories. As a result, early literacy and comprehension skills are well supported. • The nur...sery has a well-used outdoor space.

Children enjoy a range of activities that support physical development. For example, children try balance beams and ball games outside. Other activities such as sand and water are set up to excite children's imaginations.

Children show good levels of concentration as they dig, mix, pour and build. • Staff receive support to get the most from the assessments they make of children's development. They use assessments effectively to plan for children's next steps.

Staff support parents to continue children's learning at home with regular feedback. As a result, parents feel that they play an active role in their children's learning. • The manager has reviewed how the nursery plans for individual children.

Staff are enthusiastic about changes to how they plan activities to support children's learning goals. Staff need ongoing guidance and support to become fully confident in using the new planning format. • Overall, staff make good observations of children as they play.

However, staff are often very involved in activities. They do not consistently recognise when to encourage children to support each other. Sometimes staff miss opportunities to stand back and observe interactions between children.