Little Bear’s Day-Care

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • The manager has a clear vision for the nursery. She uses feedback from parents, staff and children to identify and develop areas for improvement. Clear and concise action plans are in place and implemented well to achieve and maintain good standards.

• The well-organised and exciting learning environment supports children of all ages to confidently make choices about where and with what they would like to play. Children particularly enjoy outdoor play where they explore and use their imagination with a variety of resources. For example, they work together and have fun making cakes in the outdoor mud kitchen.

• Staff promote children's communicati...on and language skills well. They engage in conversations with children, for example at mealtimes. Children talk about their experiences at home and are learning to show respect for others through social conversations.

• An effective key-person system is in place. Children form strong bonds with their key person and are relaxed in their care. This helps to support children's emotional wellbeing and growing self-confidence.

• Tracking of children's learning is in its infancy. The management team recognises that it do not always make the best use of tracking and monitoring systems to review the progress made by different groups of children to clearly highlight areas that require further support. • Staff do not provide regular opportunities for children to learn the purpose of, and how to use, a range of technology to strengthen their understanding of the world.