Cheeky Monkeys Day Nursery

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is goodnLeaders are ambitious. They work closely with the well-qualified staff team to provide good-quality care and education. They reflect effectively on the service they provide and value the views of parents and staff to identify further areas to develop.

nLeaders invest well in staff and provide them with effective training, guidance and coaching. Recent training has helped staff to begin to identify and support the different ways that children learn.nA strong key-person system provides continuity for children's care and development needs.

Staff know children well. They use observations and assessments to identify children's next steps in learning and ...plan successfully for their individual needs. nLeaders work closely with staff to monitor children's progress and identify any gaps in their learning.

They hold regular discussions with staff about children's achievements to ensure any gaps are swiftly addressed. This helps children catch up and maintain good progress across all areas of their learning.nChildren are confident and self-assured.

They make good progress from their starting points and develop the key skills they need in readiness for school.nStaff provide an exciting range of activities that stimulate children's imaginative ideas and provide many opportunities for them to be creative. Children concentrate as they combine paint with foam and mix colours together.

Children also enthusiastically join in role play, such going on a train ride.nChildren develop good levels of independence and learn to manage their own needs well. Staff successfully help older children to confidently attend to their personal needs.

nBabies do not consistently benefit from the highest level of challenge in their learning. At times, staff working with babies do not fully recognise and exploit opportunities to enhance the play experiences. nStaff do not fully consider how to make the best use of the outdoor provision to support the learning of children who prefer to be outside as well as possible.