Elm House Day Nursery West Derby

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • Working in partnership with other agencies, such as the local authority and the health visiting team, is a key quality of the nursery.

This helps to support the most vulnerable children. Staff are proactive in seeking out the appropriate support required for children and families. • Strong links with local schools helps to ensure that children are effectively supported with their eventual transition to school.

• The long standing and highly skilled staff team provide an environment which is stimulating and welcoming. Staff use praise and encouragement in abundance, helping children to become confident and enthusiastic learners. • Parents praise t...he nursery and discuss how the individual needs of their children are effectively met.

They talk about their children blossoming into confident communicators since attending the nursery. • A robust recruitment and induction process is in place. Following recruitment, regular supervision of staff enables them to feel supported in maintaining high levels of care and education for children.

• The environment is well resourced both indoors and outdoors. This helps to encourage the exploration and active learning skills of children. • All children make good progress in their development.

Babies learn how their movements can make marks as they roll the toy cars in paint. Older children discuss letter sounds and begin to write the letters in their names. These experiences support literacy skills.

• Staff do not consistently help children to develop an understanding of a healthy diet and how this contributes to a healthy lifestyle. • The daily routine does not make full use of the learning opportunities in the outdoor environment. This particularly impacts on children who learn better outdoors.