Pye Nest Nursery

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is outstanding • The nursery owner, who is also the manager, is an inspirational leader and role model.

She and her staff team are highly qualified and have exceptional skills, experience and knowledge between them. They deliver an exemplary and innovative curriculum through superb teaching. Consequently, children gain an outstanding breadth of rich knowledge, progress superbly and develop a superior aptitude for future learning.

• Staff support children's physical well-being and understanding of healthy lifestyles magnificently. Children have excellent access to physical activity that promotes their muscle development. This helps them to develop the funda...mental skills they need for early writing, in readiness for school.

Staff also teach children vital early mathematical concepts through captivating activities. • Children explore nature in exciting ways and investigate mesmerising sensory media and materials that ignite their natural curiosity and imagination superbly. • Children have extensive opportunities to help care for the environment, engaging in exciting projects around recycling and upcycling.

They visit the recycling centre, make their own paper and design clothing using old fabrics, paper bags and old wallpaper; children then model their creations on life sized and miniature mannequins. Children also create art made from rubbish to display at a local exhibition. • Relationships amongst staff and between staff and children are exceptional, which helps to promote children's emotional well-being superbly.

Staff teach children to have high levels of respect. They use unique methods to promote democracy and celebrate and reflect diversity. Children behave impeccably.

• The excellent monitoring of staff practice and continued in-house bespoke training contributes to the outstanding provision. This is strengthened by comprehensive and exhaustive self-reflection tools and targeted improvements. Parents actively share their views, for instance, through the 'Question of the Month' initiative and evaluation forms.