Clifton Day Nursery

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • Staff plan a range of interesting activities that follow children's interests.

They skilfully support what children need to learn next. Children are achieving in line with expectations for their age. • Staff rigorously monitor the progress that individual children and groups of children make.

This helps them to identify any gaps in learning so that strategies can be put in place to support these. For example, staff focus on improving children's communication and language skills. • Children behave well.

They are happy and settled in the nursery. They develop close attachments with both the staff and their peers. This helps children's conf...idence and self-esteem to flourish.

• Children have lots of opportunities to be physical. Babies enjoy spending time on their tummies and toddlers are given space to explore standing and walking with support. Older children practise riding bicycles, chase their friends and spend time digging in the sandpit.

• Parents are complimentary about the nursery. They feel well informed about their children's development, including through daily discussions, observations and progress summaries. Parents can join stay-and-play sessions at the nursery and can borrow activity bags to help support children's learning in the home.

• The manager does not monitor staff practice sharply enough to help raise the quality of teaching to an even higher level. • Staff have not created a comfortable, relaxing and peaceful environment to help to promote children's sleep times fully effectively. • Staff do not consistently work in partnership with parents to help promote healthy food choices for children.