Nature Trail Nursery Euxton

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • The manager is ambitious, committed and hard working. She has a clear vision for the setting and works hard with her staff to achieve this.

She fully understands the strengths and weaknesses of the setting, in order to drive the setting forward. • Partnerships with parents are strong. Staff work closely with parents to provide a regular exchange of information about their child.

In addition, staff use this knowledge to provide a consistent approach to support children's ongoing learning and progress. • Children behave very well. This is a key strength of the setting.

Children play together and are sensitive towards each others needs. The...y are fully aware of the rules and boundaries in the setting. • Teaching is strong.

Staff make effective use of what they know about the individual children to plan for what they need to learn next. This helps to motivate children to play and explore. • Staff provide children with a welcoming and well-resourced environment, indoors and outdoors.

Children confidently move around the environment choosing activities from a wealth of resources and demonstrate that they are emotionally secure. • The current system for continuous professional development is not sharply focused to raise the overall quality of teaching to an outstanding level. • At times, during group activities, staff do not always provide enough opportunities to involve the younger children to support their ongoing learning.