Beeches Park Children’s Day Nursery

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • The management and the staff team provide a warm and caring environment that welcomes children and their families.

Staff work closely together and communicate well with each other to meet children's needs. Children form good relationships with their key person and other staff, which helps them to feel safe and secure. All staff are friendly and approachable and offer reassurance to those children who need it.

• Each room within the nursery has a wide range of stimulating and interesting resources. The well-equipped outdoor area successfully supports children's physical development. Resources are available for parents to take home.

For ex...ample, there is a lending library where children can choose their own books. • Staff work well with other professionals to provide effective support to children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). This contributes to the ongoing progress these children make.

• Staff take time to get to know the children and plan for their learning effectively. Good information is obtained from parents about their children when they first start, which includes what they can and cannot do in terms of their learning and development. They accurately assess the progress children make from their individual starting points and keep parents well informed.

• The provider supports staff and managers well in their professional development, for example, through regular training, supervision and staff meetings. • Although parents are kept informed of their child's progress, there is scope to engage parents even more with their child's learning at home and enable them to contribute to the assessment process. • Occasionally, the organisation of transitions between routines in the pre-school room leads to some children losing focus, which at times interrupts the learning of others.