Fidgets Pre-School and Nursery

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • The manager is dedicated and ambitious. Her thorough evaluation of practice is driven by a desire to provide the very best care and education for all children. Views of staff and parents are actively sought to plan improvements across all areas of the nursery.

• The well-qualified staff plan creative and exciting activities in the expansive outdoor space. Children benefit from taking part in challenging games that develop their physical skills. Their confidence grows as they take risks and master new skills, such as scrambling over ropes or climbing trees.

• Children's progress is regularly monitored. Key strategies are swiftly put in place for t...hose that may be falling behind their peers. As a result, all children make good progress in their learning.

• Staff plan stimulating activities that are based on what they know children like to do and their interests. They support them to gain new skills and knowledge, such as learning about birds' nests. However, sometimes staff do not extend children's learning.

For example, staff do not notice opportunities to increase children's mathematical skills. • Staff are attentive and responsive to all children's needs. For example, babies are comforted with cuddles and singing when they are tired or upset.

Strong, nurturing relationships are formed between staff and children. • Parents receive regular feedback about their children's learning in the nursery. However, current strategies for encouraging parents to engage in a two-way flow of communication between home and nursery are less successful.