Cracker Jacks Day Nursery

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • Children are happy and enjoy their time at the nursery.

They form secure attachments with their key person. This helps to promote their emotional and physical well-being and gives them the confidence to explore. • Staff use the key-person system well to gather information from parents about their child's needs.

They then use this to inform the planning and routines, helping children to feel comfortable and settled. • Parents report a high level of satisfaction with the nursery. They say communication is good and staff are reassuring and helpful.

Staff work hard to develop and maintain good relationships with parents. • Staff build good w...orking relationships with other agencies to help support children and their families. This is effective in providing children with continuity in their learning.

• Staff assess any risks thoroughly. They implement clear procedures for keeping children safe when they move from one room to another. • Staff support children to develop skills that help them to become independent at an early age.

Children learn to use cutlery at mealtimes and to serve themselves drinks, pouring water from jugs into cups. • Staff do not provide consistently challenging activities to extend older children's learning. • The leadership team has not sought further ways to share good practice that help all staff develop a deep knowledge of teaching and learning.