Ladybird Nursery Penge East

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • This is a strong provision.

The manager leads her staff well and offers them effective support for their physical and mental well-being. As a result, staff are highly motivated, which benefits children and their families. • There is an effective partnership between staff and parents.

Parents are highly complimentary of the staff and the work that they do. They find that their children make good developmental progress, such as in their communication and language skills. • Staff work well with other professionals who are involved in children's learning.

This ensures children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabiliti...es, receive a consistent approach. • Children develop secure attachments to staff. They enjoy cuddles and respond well to praise.

Children show that they feel safe and emotionally secure. • Staff arrange trips and invite visitors to the nursery to raise children's awareness of people, places, technology and their environment. This helps children to learn about similarities and differences between themselves and others.

• Staff are kind, gentle and polite. They model positive behaviour and encourage sharing and turn taking. As a result, children learn from an early age to behave well.

• Babies do not consistently have a wide range of opportunities indoors to fully develop their creative and sensory skills. • Occasionally, staff do not make the best use of children's time. Children are sometimes left waiting too long at mealtimes and they become slightly restless.