Mini Me’s Nursery

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is outstanding • Outstanding and inspirational leadership motivates and enhances the excellent staff team.

Staff carry out their duties with passion and commitment. Staff are thoroughly supported in their continued professional development. Individual development plans are sharply focused and support staff to consistently review and reflect on the quality of their teaching.

Teaching, overall, is outstanding. • Staff are highly effective at supporting funded children and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities. They closely liaise with parents and outside agencies to share excellent strategies that support early intervention sessions with g...roups of children.

For instance, early speech development techniques are highly effective in helping children's speech and language. • Children, including those who are very new to the setting, are extremely happy and well-settled. Staff visit children in their own homes and gather detailed information.

This supports staff to foster remarkably strong bonds with parents and children. Additionally, it prepares children exceptionally well for the transition to nursery. • Staff demonstrate an expert knowledge of the curriculum.

They plan highly effective activities that ignite children's curiosities and enable them to follow their own interests. Children are highly motivated and display increased levels of concentration and involvement. • Staff are superb role models for children.

They engage them exceptionally well in play and provide children with constant praise and encouragement. Children behave exceptionally well and display high levels of self-confidence and self-esteem. • Children develop a love of books and a fondness for reading.

Older children independently choose books and take them to a quiet spot to look at and read. They turn the pages carefully and can confidently retell a familiar story. Babies enjoy the closeness and comfort of staff as they sit on their knee and snuggle in to listen.

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