Bowlers Community Nursery

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • The acting manager and her staff are an experienced, ambitious and friendly team. They are dedicated to providing the very best care and education for all children. • Staffs' partnerships with parents are very strong.

The acting manager works effectively with the supportive parent committee to evaluate the quality of the nursery and make improvements. She seeks the views of parents and shares with them the impact of changes they make. Parents comment that they feel very happy and well informed about the care and learning their children receive.

• Children are at ease within the nursery and explore the environment well, demonstrating that they fee...l safe. Their behaviour is good. Children benefit from effective praise and support from the staff, which enhances their emotional development.

• Staff support children's communication and language skills well. For instance, they give an interesting narrative to play, using new words, such as 'sticky'. They encourage children to join in with songs and use sign language to support spoken words.

• All children, including those receiving additional funding, make good progress from their starting points. • The acting manager's systems for monitoring children's progress are not highly focused to track their development rigorously and ensure they make the best possible progress. • Staff do not make the most of all opportunities to develop further children's independence.

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