Auntie Jayne’s House

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • Parental partnerships are a strength of this small, friendly nursery. Parents describe staff as 'caring' and 'nurturing'. They comment positively about the online tracking system.

Parents state that it promotes good two-way sharing of information about children's learning and development. For example, they talk about children's current targets, such as helping them to look for familiar letters in the environment. • The manager and her supportive deputy monitor all children's progress closely.

This helps them to make accurate assessments of children's development and identify any gaps in learning. They use early years pupil premium effectively to ...support children to catch up and make good progress. • Staff are positive role models.

They are polite and respectful to each other and children. For instance, they value children's opinions and consult them when setting boundaries. As a result, children are well behaved and know the simple rules well.

• Children have good opportunities to engage with the natural world. For example, they initiate bug hunts and eagerly look in books to help them to identify the insects they find. They learn how to care for plants, such as herbs.

• Children show good levels of independence. For instance, younger children feed themselves and tidy up. Older children pour their own drinks and wash plates.

They take responsibility for keeping the environment safe, for example by wiping tables and sweeping up crumbs. • Systems for sharing information with other early years settings children attend do not fully support a shared approach to children's learning. • On occasions, planned activities do not fully meet the learning needs of all children participating.