Little Miracles Day Nursery

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • The new manager has worked hard to address the previous weaknesses identified at the last inspection. She demonstrates a strong capacity to improve and develop the quality and standards of the setting.

• The newly appointed staff have received thorough inductions to setting in order to help them understand their roles and responsibilities. The manager monitors staff's performance regularly and identifies targeted professional development plans to help them continue to improve their knowledge and skills. • The management team and staff work collaboratively to observe and assess children's learning.

They use this information to identify and address... any gaps in children's development. All children make consistently good rates of progress, according to their starting points. • Partnerships with other professionals are effective.

Staff attend regular meetings with other professionals and share key information about children's development. They use the information that they receive to identify effective teaching strategies and embed these into practice. Children receive the individual support they need in their learning.

• Dedicated staff work hard to build strong relationships with children and their families, taking the time to get to know them and collect key information about children. Staff use this information to plan effectively for children and help them settle in at nursery. Children demonstrate that they feel safe and secure.

• The manager does not use systems to help her monitor the progress individual and groups of children make as effectively as possible. • Staff do not consistently give children enough time to finish what they are doing before they move on to the next task. • The manager and staff team do not yet make the most of all opportunities for children to learn about their local and wider community.