Carleton Childcare

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • The manager has high expectations for the quality of staff practice and for what children can achieve. She regularly seeks the views of parents, staff and children.

She uses this information to develop ongoing, purposeful improvement plans. • The manager establishes strong partnerships with parents, schools and other professionals. This promotes a consistent approach to supporting children's learning and development and helps them to be ready for school.

All children, including those who speak English as an additional language, make good progress from their starting points. • Staff get to know children well. They complete regular observations and... make accurate assessments of children's progress.

They use this information to encourage children to follow their interests. Staff plan experiences that promote what each child needs to learn next. • Parents say that children settle in quickly and that they thoroughly enjoy attending the nursery.

Children form strong attachments with the staff and make friends easily. • The manager does not use highly effective strategies for the more skilled staff to share their expertise with others in order to promote the quality of teaching and learning consistently to the highest level. • Staff do not maximise ways to promote children's language, listening and attention skills.

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