Ninasnursery Limited

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • The managers regularly observe and evaluate staff's teaching practice. They also have individual meetings regularly with staff where they can discuss any concerns about teaching practice.

Overall, this helps to improve teaching practice and children make good progress. • Staff offer a range of stimulating learning opportunities that keep children motivated and involved in their play. Staff provide children with plenty of exploratory experiences that encourage a sensory approach to learning.

For example, children delight in using wooden sticks and tap to the music. • Staff develop strong relationships with parents. Staff obtain enough information ...from parents about what their children already know and can do when they first start, to help them plan their learning fully from the outset.

They regularly discuss children's progress and encourage parents to provide information about what their child can do at home. Staff offer suggestions as to how parents may support their child further. Consequently, parents feel well supported and informed.

• Staff support babies' communication skills confidently. For example, they sing regularly and use hand gestures for movement. Staff are responsive to the needs of babies.

As a result, babies are happy, safe and express their wants. • Staff do not consistently respond to children's level of engagement and further extend their thinking skills during adult-led and child-initiated activities. • Staff do not consistently challenge children's learning at the highest level to extend their learning even further.