Little Pips Nursery

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • Children are extremely happy in this nursery. They are confident and self-assured. Children settle quickly when they first start and as they transition from room to room.

Key staff are exceptionally nurturing, kind and reassuring and this helps children, particularly babies, to feel secure. • Children's behaviour is exemplary. Staff model extremely caring ways and have high expectations of children.

They teach them how to respect others and consider other people's needs. For example, older children look out for younger ones as they play. • Leaders implement robust risk assessments that underpin staff's practice.

They create a culture of ...vigilance. For example, staff use an exceptionally high standard of hygiene and care practices. Children demonstrate their growing understanding.

Older children tell visiting adults to wear a hair net to 'keep the food clean'. Younger children know staff wear gloves before a nappy change because of 'bad germs'. • Partnerships with parents are very effective.

Parents are actively involved in many aspects of their child's development. For example, they comment they are kept well informed of their child's progress via detailed observations on the online system. • All children make good progress in their learning.

Any gaps in children's learning close quickly as they receive focused and professional support. • The dedicated management team constantly evaluates the service it provides. For example, it has plans to enrich the experience for babies and toddlers by providing a purpose-built baby unit in the grounds of the nursery.

• Some staff's interactions occasionally lack the challenge to support children to the highest level, to bring about rapid progress, particularly when different ages and abilities are playing together. • Staff do not consistently provide many opportunities for children to use different technologies to enhance their learning and development. • Although room leaders carrying out observations on staff's practice strive towards consistently high standards, the system for coaching is not yet highly effective.