Harmony Nursery

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • The experienced management team provides effective leadership and is committed to continuous improvement.

Managers take account of the views of staff, parents and other professionals to target areas for further development. • Staff provide good support to enable children to develop their early writing skills. They offer enjoyable group activities to strengthen hand muscles, promote independent mark-making opportunities throughout the setting and give focused support to help children link letters to the sounds that they represent.

• There is an effective key-person system which successfully promotes children's development and well-being. Caring an...d nurturing staff listen attentively to children and use what they know about children's interests and routines to ensure they feel safe and secure. • Staff plan activities that interest children and enable them to take the next steps in their development.

They work closely with other professionals to provide programmes for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). • The professional development of individual staff does not identify precisely what they can do to raise the quality of teaching to the highest level. • Systems for monitoring and tracking groups of children to enable staff to accurately check on any differences are not yet fully embedded.