Clever Clogs Day Nursery Ltd

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • Children are very happy at the nursery. They form secure attachments with staff, which help to build their confidence and self-esteem. Children are keen to talk to visitors and share what they are doing.

They are independent and motivated learners. • Staff make regular and thorough assessments of what children can do and use these overall, to find out what children need to learn next. Leaders carefully review children's progress to identify any gaps in learning for groups of children.

• Children enjoy learning through their play. They make their own choices and staff follow their lead. Staff make good use of their interactions with children durin...g activities to introduce new language and ideas.

• Parents are very pleased with the progress their children make. They provide detailed information about what their children can do before they start at the nursery. Staff have strong partnerships with parents and keep them informed about their children's progress.

• Staff working with babies are particularly skilful at tuning into and reinforcing children's early communication and language skills. They listen carefully, and babies delight in having their different noises and sounds repeated back to them. • Staff work very closely with parents and other professionals to meet the needs of children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).

They carefully identify the support children need to make the best possible progress. • Staff do not consistently make the most of sharply focused observations of how individual children learn in different ways to meticulously plan learning experiences. • Occasionally, staff's interactions with children are not precisely timed to provide the very best support for children's own thinking skills.