Chestnut@Arden House

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • The indoor and outdoor spaces are spacious, stimulating and inviting for children. Children have access to good-quality learning opportunities.

Consequently, all children make good progress from their individual starting points. • The manager reflects on the quality of the provision effectively and is highly committed to evaluating and developing all areas of staff's practice. She is working hard to support and build the skills of the mostly new staff team.

Staff take part in regular supervisory meetings and have opportunities to develop their skills, for example through training. • Staff have built effective partnerships with parents. They regul...arly share information about children's achievements and the activities that take place at the nursery.

Parents are invited to stay with their child and support their child's learning. Staff provide ideas that parents can use at home to further children's learning. Parents praise staff for their support in their child's progress and staff's friendly approach.

• Children rapidly build close relationships with staff who know the children well. As a result, children are confident, secure and happy. Staff in the pre-school use visual timetables showing the main activities of the day to enable children to understand what they are doing and when over a period of time.

This gives structure to the day and images are used to represent tasks and activities. • At times, staff do not support children to consolidate their learning to help them develop further. • Occasionally, staff plan activities that are pitched too high and, as a result, children do not make the most of their learning.