My Sunflowers Day Nursery Ltd

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • The manager and staff warmly welcome all children and families, to ensure everyone feels a part of this nursery family.

They focus successfully on children's self-esteem and build their confidence from the start. Children thoroughly enjoy attending. • Staff use observations of children to plan and provide an exciting and inspiring range of activities and experiences.

Their skilful teaching means children make good progress from their starting points. • Staff are good role models. They offer calm and consistent guidance to children who are still learning about turn taking and sharing.

Children behave very well. For example, even younger c...hildren say 'sorry' after bumping into someone without any prompts from staff. • Staff form strong partnerships with parents and carers.

They provide excellent support to families that meet each child's needs effectively. Parents comment on the welcoming and inviting playrooms staff provide for children to play in. For instance, they say their children notice changes to the colourful displays, photographs and well-organised resources, which are easily accessible.

• The manager and her team are dedicated to providing the best quality nursery experience they can for children. They accurately evaluate the quality of the care and learning offered to make ongoing improvements. For example, they have developed the outdoor garden to provide more learning opportunities for all ages of children.

• Occasionally, staff in the pre-school room miss opportunities to encourage children to stay at self-chosen activities to support further their learning and development. • At times, staff working with younger children miss some chances to support children's developing language and communication skills further. • Opportunities for parents to share information about their child's next steps, to help them build on what their child is learning at nursery, are not always fully promoted.