Learningland Day Nursery

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • Senior managers work well together to form a strong leadership team. They have high expectations of staff and children.

Managers evaluate the provision well to identify and address areas for future provision. For example, they have reviewed the outdoor learning environment to engage children even further. • The management team monitors the progress of different groups of children thoroughly.

All children make good progress, including those who receive additional funding. • Children are happy and settled. Staff use an effective settling-in system to help children become secure and develop a strong sense of belonging.

Children display clos...e and trusting relationships with staff. This helps to support their self-esteem and emotional well-being. • Partnerships with parents are well established.

Staff have developed a good two-way flow of information to ensure the changing needs of children are consistently met. • Staff have developed strong partnerships with other early years professionals, which supports continuity in children's care and learning. • Staff organise the environment well and children explore a good range of resources and participate well during activities.

Children make individual choices in their play. • Occasionally, staff are not deployed well enough to quickly support babies' individual care and learning needs. • Some staff do not always plan focused activities meticulously enough to ensure they are consistently providing high-quality learning experiences for all groups of children.