CherryPark Nursery

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • Children are very happy, confident and secure. They enthusiastically attend the nursery and take part in a wide range of enjoyable activities.

Staff get to know each child well and value their individuality highly. Their caring approach helps to create a positive, nurturing environment where children build trusting bonds. • The manager monitors children's progress very closely and ensures any potential gaps close quickly.

She checks that all children, including different groups such as boys and girls, progress well from their starting points and reach their potential. For example, staff are currently focusing on extending boys' mathematical devel...opment and are linking mathematics to exciting physical games. • Staff use songs successfully to support children's communication, language and understanding of rhythm.

Children of all ages excitedly join in with a variety of familiar songs throughout the day and remember the words and actions well. • Parents are kept fully up to date with their children's development and are given plenty of support to build on learning further at home. Staff encourage parents to contribute their own observations of children's achievements to support continuity of learning.

• The garden is spacious and very well resourced, with exciting opportunities for children to explore and discover as well as engage in physical play and exercise. • At times throughout the day, children are overly directed and do not have consistent opportunities to lead their own play and learning. • Some group activities are not organised well enough to keep children engaged and support their learning and participation fully.