Bourton-On-The-Water Day Nursery

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • The manager is focused on developing the quality of the provision and provides strong leadership to the staff team.

She monitors practice closely and has taken effective steps to address weaknesses raised at the previous inspection to bring about improvement. • Children have many opportunities to develop early writing skills in preparation for school. For example, staff encourage older children to write their names and they learn the sounds different letters represent.

• Staff's approach to managing children's behaviour is effective. They teach children to share, take turns and respect each other. This helps children to behave well.

• St...aff have developed good relationships with parents and share information about children's progress effectively. Parents say that they are happy with the care that their children receive. • Children are very well settled and have strong attachments with staff.

Children are happy in their key person's care. • On occasions, staff miss opportunities to teach children to count and use numbers during play, to support their early mathematical skills. • Younger children do not always have enough time to become fully engrossed in their learning.