Rainbow Day Nursery

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • The management team shows a commitment to continual improvement.

Managers ensure that staff in each room have their own action plans, which are consistently reviewed and new ideas implemented. The views of children and parents are valued, regularly sought and included in the process. • Staff place a high priority on supporting children's emotional development.

They are welcoming and attentive to all children's needs. Babies are helped to feel secure and settled. Staff encourage older children to form friendships with each other and to behave well.

• Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are well supported. St...aff work very closely with parents to help ensure that children's needs are quickly identified and targeted teaching is promptly implemented. Staff work closely with other professionals to gain advice and additional support as necessary.

All children are making good progress according to their individual abilities. • Staff effectively use additional funding to target the needs of children who receive it. For example, specific resources based on children's interests have been bought to help children's ongoing learning, such as turn taking.

• Parents are very complimentary about the nursery and the attention that the staff provide to their children. They say that their children's social skills have increased since coming to the nursery. Staff speak to parents daily to help keep them informed about their children's progress.

• At times, staff do not maximise children's learning across all areas. Some rooms, and the babies outdoor play area, are not as inviting and stimulating as they could be. • On occasions, staff do not adjust their teaching during planned activities as quickly as possible to help younger children fully extend their language skills.

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