Berry Lane Nursery

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • The manager and her dedicated staff team support the most vulnerable children and their families well. Families and children develop strong and trusting relationships with the staff.

The staff share strategies with parents to help them to provide children with continuity in their care and learning. • Teaching across the nursery is consistently strong. The experienced manager monitors staff performance carefully.

She encourages staff to learn from each other. For instance, staff complete peer-to-peer observations where they can discuss their practice with one other. • Children remain engaged at the activities they choose.

Staff provide ch...ildren with an interesting learning environment which offers a broad range of motivating opportunities for the children to learn indoors and outdoors. • Staff monitor and assess children's learning and progress confidently. The manager uses the data she gathers effectively to identify any gaps in particular groups of children, such as those children for whom the setting receives additional funding.

She reflects upon how she can use this funding effectively to support all of the children to progress well. • Staff do not always fully support children effectively enough to understand and follow the routines of the session at nursery, such as during registration and story time. • Occasionally, children do not demonstrate a strong enough understanding of how to share and take turns with other children.