Eager Beavers Nursery Group

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • Leaders use effective systems to evaluate the quality of the provision.

They seek the views of staff, children and parents to identify how the setting can improve further. For instance, leaders have identified how they would like to enhance the outdoor play environment further. • Partnerships with parents are strong.

Parents are highly complimentary about the staff team. For example, they comment on how well staff share ideas and advice on how they can support learning further in the home. • Staff take every opportunity to praise children's achievements.

Overall, children behave well and staff are good role models. For example, staff hel...p children understand how to use good manners and be respectful to others through having clear expectations and boundaries. Children develop important skills for their future learning.

• Leaders and staff accurately assess children's achievements. They carry out regular observations, assessment and monitoring to plan for children's learning. They ensure that children are challenged to make good progress in their learning.

• Children and their families are supported very well. Leaders and staff have effective partnerships with other professionals to support children's care and welfare needs, in order to help them make good progress. • Leaders establish strong relationships with teachers from local schools, providing consistent support for children as they prepare to move on to school.

• On some occasions, staff are too quick to provide solutions for children. For example, they miss opportunities to encourage children to start to solve practical problems and learn to resolve differences. • At times, staff complete tasks for children rather than encouraging them to do things for themselves to support their independence skills to the highest levels.