Little Explorers Forest School Nursery

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • The nursery provides a calming haven for children. Their views and wishes are highly respected by the caring staff. • Children have many opportunities to play outdoors in the large wooded area.

They show high levels of engagement in their learning. Children add water to the muddy pits they have made and scoop out the mud into pots and pans. • Children learn many skills to prepare them for school.

Staff teach children to be independent, make decisions and explore. • Partnerships with parents are excellent. Parents are highly involved in children's learning.

They receive detailed information about their children's day when they collect the...m. Staff discuss their assessments of children's progress with parents and work together to put plans in place to close gaps in children's learning. Parents are given ideas of ways to continue their children's interests and learning at home.

• Staff are skilled at supporting children with their move to school. They help prepare children for the change, for example, with visits to their new class. Staff pass detailed transition reports to schools to ensure that children's care and learning can be continued.

• Multi-agency working is successful. Staff work closely with other agencies, such as family support workers and speech therapists, to share important information and help children and families to get the help they need. • The manager, who is also the owner, has a clear vision for the nursery.

For instance, she is undertaking training on outdoor learning and is making many improvements to the outdoor area, to continue to promote children's natural curiosity and motivation. • Sometimes, staff do not make the most of their knowledge and teaching skills to provide high levels of support for children who use non-verbal ways to communicate. • The arrangements for supporting new staff to develop their knowledge and skills are not consistently robust, to enable them to drive forward improvements in their personal effectiveness.

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