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Highlights from Latest Inspection

What is it like to attend this early years setting?

The provision is good

Children of all ages feel completely at home in the nurturing nursery, where they play, explore and learn with confidence.

Children feel particularly happy, safe and secure. Babies and toddlers enjoy cuddles with staff, who are affectionate and attentive to their needs. They settle quickly and easily into nursery life.

Children enthusiastically join in with the wide range of activities on offer and eagerly follow their own interests. For example, children who like cars enjoyed building roads on the floor, making sure they completed the circuit. Older children are very sociable and build strong friendships.

The...y actively include others in their play, such as when developing their imaginary play in the doll house or buying and selling 'ice cream'.Children respond well to challenges from staff and take part in well-planned activities. They benefit from regular story time and singing sessions, as well as daily access to the adventurous garden and soft-play room.

Children are particularly interested in nature and confidently understand how things change and grow over time. For example, they closely observed the life cycle of frogs in the nursery pond. Children confidently recalled the change from tadpoles to froglets.

They are inquisitive and motivated learners, who are well prepared for the next stage in their education.

What does the early years setting do well and what does it need to do better?

The dedicated manager and staff provide a broad and challenging curriculum, which ensures all children achieve well. There is a strong focus on children's language development, as well as building children's confidence, independence and self-esteem.

Subsequently, older children confidently use speech to express their views, ideas and feelings. Young children are eager to try things for themselves, explore and give things a go. All children develop positive attitudes towards learning.

The manager and staff are keen to expand children's experiences, particularly outdoors. For example, children enjoy 'forest school' sessions, trips to explore the local park and daily outdoor play in the exciting garden. During these times, children explore and create with nature, discover wildlife and learn to take risks, such as climbing trees.

Children are very active and show strong physical development.Staff know the children very well and observe children's play and development closely. They plan varied activities to build on children's interests.

For example, during the inspection, pre-school children excitedly made their own play dough 'ice cream', to sell in their 'shop'. Staff extended children's learning skilfully and children learned that oil makes the dough stretchy, while flour stops it from being too sticky.Babies often share an environment with children up to the age of three which, for the most part, works very well.

Older children are kind and considerate of the babies, giving them toys and checking they are happy. Babies watch, copy and learn from older children, which helps their early development. However, at times children's learning needs are not fully supported during mixed age activities.

For example, staff do not always adapt their teaching to fully support and extend children's different developmental needs.Staff are strong and positive role models and guide children's behaviour sensitively. Children learn about their own feelings and how their actions can impact on others.

For example, they talk about what makes them happy or sad and how they could help others who are worried or shy. Children learn to be respectful and helpful members of the nursery.Partnerships with parents are strong and parents are very appreciative of the high levels of support and care their children receive.

They comment on how happy and enthusiastic their children are at attending. Staff give plenty of feedback about children's care and experiences and give helpful support for their learning at home.The ambitious manager leads her staff team very well and creates a highly positive atmosphere for staff well-being and progression.

Together, they reflect closely on the impact of the nursery and continually strive for improvement. The manager has identified children's understanding of diversity as an area for further development. For example, staff do not yet give children a broad range of experiences to learn about people, cultures and communities beyond their own.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.The manager and staff attend regular safeguarding training and work well as a team to keep children safe. They confidently know how to recognise the signs that a child's welfare may be at risk, including from neglect and extremist views.

There are effective procedures in place and staff know the actions to take, to report and escalate any such concerns if needed. The manager and staff work hard to ensure the environment is safe and secure for children and minimise risks vigilantly.

What does the setting need to do to improve?

To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: nadapt teaching more effectively when supporting groups of different aged children to offer the highest levels of support for all children's learning give children more opportunities to learn about people and communities who are different to their own.