Channings Childcare Ltd Royton

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • The management team have worked extremely hard to address prior areas of development.

There is a strong drive for improvement. Managers and staff share the same vision for the nursery and work closely as a staff team. • The management team regularly evaluate their provision and have identified areas they would like to develop in the future.

For example, they have plans to develop the outdoor area to provide further learning opportunities for children. • Children have formed close attachments with staff. There is a strong key-person system in place.

Staff are knowledgeable about children's care, learning and development needs. • Staff's p...artnerships with parents are good. Parents are involved in processes of assessment and share information about the skills children are developing at home.

Parents are very complimentary about the care and support their children receive. • Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are supported very well. Staff work with a range of professionals from the education and health sectors to support children's individual needs.

Staff have high aspirations for all children. • The staff do not consistently provide opportunities that support children to explore mathematical concepts, particularly shape, space and measurement. • The management team have not fully promoted different ways to support and coach staff, particularly opportunities for staff to share good practice with one another.