Playdays Daycare Nursery Ltd

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is outstandingnThe leadership of the nursery is inspirational.

Senior managers are extremely passionate and have an exceptional vision for the nursery. Their aim to provide outstanding learning opportunities and care for all children creates a culture of excellence throughout the nursery.nTeaching is of a very high quality.

Staff respond exceptionally well during interactions with children. For example, extremely skilful staff eagerly teach children about snails, using role play in the garden. Children use their whole bodies to curl into a shell shape.

This promotes children's understanding of the world and develops curiosity and awe.nPartnerships ...with parents are exceptional. Parents overwhelmingly praise the nursery and refer to the team as a 'family'.

They comment highly on the relationships staff build with their children and how this supports their rapid progress. Parents are fully involved in their child's learning through very effective communication. Staff invite them to borrow books from the library to share with their children and attend special events, such as Father's Day breakfast.

nAll staff are dedicated to providing the very best for children. Staff confidently contribute to children's learning, providing exciting learning environments with a wide range of highly stimulating resources. For example, babies make marks with edible paint, while older children use herbs they have grown in the garden to enhance their dough.

Children are extremely happy, motivated and utterly engaged in learning. nStaff make exemplary links with the community. For example, children invite elderly residents that they visit weekly to participate in the nursery carol concert.

Children visit song and rhyme sessions and monthly 'stitch and knit' sessions. This helps to extend children's understanding of the wider community, while developing new skills. Children are very well prepared for the next stage in their learning.