Highgate Day Nursery

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • The management team are passionate about the continual development of the nursery. They have a clear vision for the future to continually raise outcomes for children. • The management team closely monitor the progress of individuals and groups of children.

They address gaps in children's learning quickly and ensure they have the best support to catch up. • The management team engage outside agencies to enhance and broaden the learning experiences for children. Children enjoy finding out about animals and developing their physical skills during dance classes.

• Staff share observations and assessments frequently with parents to ensure they are acc...urate and to keep parents well informed about their children's progress. • Staff promote children's good health highly effectively. They work with parents to ensure lunches are healthy and nutritious.

Free fruit is available for parents to share with their children. • The management team do not use the findings from evaluation of staff's practice as well as possible, in order to sharply focus training and mentoring to staff's individual needs, so that they improve and raise their teaching to the highest level quickly. • Information about children's care and learning is not always shared effectively between staff to ensure continuity for children is fully promoted when their key person is absent from the nursery.