Little Stars Nursery - Stonehouse

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • The manager and staff strongly promote children's learning about other cultures and traditions. Translated information helps to keep parents informed of nursery events. Staff learn key words in other languages to help children settle quickly and feel secure in their environment.

• Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities receive good support to enhance their learning. For example, a designated member of staff provides one-to-one assistance to help children work towards their next stage of learning, to improve their outcomes. • The nursery staff work closely with the community.

For example, during the 'Harvest' period, children ...visit the local food bank with donations to help people who are less fortunate. • Children have strong opportunities to be physically active and learn about the world around them. For instance, they become 'explorers', finding out how plastic is affecting the Arctic, oceans, and the polar bears who live there.

• Staff teach children good mathematical skills. Children count objects, match odd socks, use their fingers to represent numbers and match quantities. For example, at circle-time, children count how many items they can see and find the corresponding number mat.

• Staff sometimes rush activities for younger children. They do not consistently extend children's knowledge through engaging discussions and conversations, to support their speaking skills even further. • Occasionally, staff do not provide children with sufficient time to process their thoughts and answer questions in response to activities and events, to extend their understanding skills even more.