Chaston Nursery School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • Staff know children well. They make effective use of what they know about individual children to plan for what children need to learn next.

This helps to motivate children to play and explore. • The manager and staff are highly qualified and have a wealth of experience. This helps to ensure that children of all ages receive many opportunities to make good progress from their starting points.

• Children develop strong emotional bonds with their key person and all members of staff. They are given lots of reassurance to help them settle in to their subsequent units, when they are ready. • Staff effectively plan daily routines for children.

...For example, staff use lunchtime as an excellent opportunity for children to sit together and develop social and self-care skills. Staff subtly introduce concepts of healthy eating as they invite children to try different fruit, such as melon. • Staff identify children whose achievements are below what is typical for their age.

They work very well with parents to help to support these children. This helps to ensure that children with special educational needs and/or disabilities make good progress, as per their abilities. • Staff have developed trusting relationships with parents.

Staff and parents have daily conversations to provide a consistent approach in supporting children's care and learning. • Occasionally, staff do not adjust teaching quickly during planned activities to make the best of opportunities to challenge the most able children. • The manager has not fully strengthened their partnerships with other professionals to ensure children fully benefit from continuous support for their needs.