Banana Moon Day Nursery

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • Teaching is effective as staff have a secure understanding of how children learn and have great expectations of them.

As a result, children are confident, motivated to learn and make good progress. • Children form secure attachments with staff because of the effective key-person system. Staff working in areas with younger children provide high levels of care and emotional support.

All children are happy, settled and show a real sense of belonging. • Robust risk assessments help ensure all areas of the nursery are safe and secure, which helps to support children's safety and well-being. • Staff are good role models.

They remind and encour...age older children to share, for example, by using sand timers. This supports them to take turns during play. Children behave well, are polite and show respect to staff and each other from an early age.

They receive lots of praise and encouragement, which helps to support their developing self-esteem. • The nursery has a strong commitment to its continuous improvement. The recommendations from the last inspection have been addressed.

For instance, the staff have increased children's opportunities to understand the importance of healthy eating, through discussions and activities such as creating healthy plates. • Children have limited opportunities to see and hear their home language within the setting to strengthen their language even further. • The setting has not fully developed partnerships with other early years settings, where care is shared, to promote more consistency in children's learning.