Maple House Day Nursery

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is outstanding • The highly ambitious management team fastidiously assess their provision and develop detailed action plans.

They actively pursue the opinions of parents, children and outside agencies. Management then chart a course for further and continual improvement. • The management team build very strong partnerships with parents and make every effort to ensure they are consulted and well informed.

For example, parents receive weekly newsletters providing information about the week's menus and activities they could try at home with their children. • Superb activities ignite children's interest in books and literacy. Traditional stories are brought to... life with interesting props.

Children engage with staff as they act out stories with large character dolls, porridge oats and bowls and spoons. They expand their vocabulary and anticipate how the story will end. • Staff devise challenging activities to help children to think about how to stay safe.

For example, children assess their own environment. They look at photographs of potential dangers and compare them to what they observe in the nursery. • The dedicated management team and staff ensure that children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are extremely well nurtured and supported.

For example, they devise specific plans to develop children's speech and invest in schemes to support communication and language. • Staff prepare children exceptionally well for school. They support both children and parents to become ready for their next adventure.

For example, they hold parent's meetings to provide information about applying for schools and transition. • Children make excellent progress, including those children with SEND. A large percentage of children achieve at a rate higher than expected.