Little Twinkles Childcare

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • The well-qualified manager is very focused and determined. She and her staff share high expectations for children's enjoyment and achievement during their time in the nursery.

Staff work extremely well as a team to create a carefully planned and stimulating environment for all groups of children. • Children achieve well during their time in the nursery from their individual starting points. Children are prepared well for the next stage of their education.

For example, staff extend children's social skills to a high standard when they visit a local care home and perform for the residents. • The children's learning experiences are significantly enr...iched by the wide range of regular visits and the exciting outdoor area. For example, children not only make regular visits to the beach but also have their own large role-play beach area in the outdoor play shed.

• Staff work very closely with parents and with other professionals to support children's achievement and address any gaps in their learning. The staff match the use of any additional funding directly to the most important aspects of children's learning needs. • Staff make good use of information from parents to accurately assess children's achievement when they first join the nursery.

They carefully track children's progress over time to plan challenging activities based securely on children's interests and enthusiasms. • Staff successfully help children to develop in independence, confidence and self-awareness. Children are well behaved and inquisitive.

Staff promote children's health and well-being well. • Procedures for supporting staff's professional development are good overall. However, training opportunities for staff to extend and broaden their teaching strategies to raise the standards of children's achievement even further are limited.