Deerlands Day Nursery

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • Staff provide a range of interesting and stimulating resources in the indoor and outdoor environments, and children are motivated and enthusiastic to join in.

• Children behave very well. Staff are exemplary role models for children. They use positive language and give gentle reminders about expectations for their behaviour.

Consequently, the atmosphere in the nursery is calm and conducive to learning. • Staff give exceptionally high priority to children's well-being. Settling-in arrangements are flexible and individual to children's and parents' needs and interests.

Children are extremely confident and self-assured in the nursery. • The... provider, manager and staff team strive to deliver the highest quality provision for children and their families. They identify appropriate goals in improvement plans to continue raising standards.

• Staff work effectively as a team indoors and outside, ensuring children's safety and supporting them in their play and learning. • Staff sometimes overlook opportunities to extend children's thinking skills to higher levels. • Coaching and training are not focused as sharply as possible on developing staff's teaching skills to help raise the standard to a consistently outstanding level.