Ryehills Farm Day Nursery

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • The management and well-qualified staff team work well together to meet children's needs and keep them safe. This busy nursery is well organised. Staff-to-child ratios are met and staff are deployed effectively.

The pre-school children are able to make choices about where they play. For example, indoors or outdoors, upstairs or downstairs. • Children benefit from positive and enthusiastic interaction from staff during their play.

Babies thoroughly enjoy singing. They watch staff and giggle with anticipation to clap their hands at the end of a favourite song. Toddlers become engaged in stories and eagerly explore the tracks that toy vehicles make ...in a tray of compost.

• Pre-school children are encouraged to follow their own ideas during outside play. Staff help them to think about how they can make a pretend vehicle using tyres and crates, and children are motivated to work together, using their imagination. • Parents are happy with the nursery.

They are confident that their children's individual needs are met, and comment on how the staff are supportive and friendly. Parents like the good range of activities and comment on the high-quality toys and resources that are available. They are pleased with the progress their children make in their learning and development.

• All staff receive supervision and opportunities for the continuous improvement of their knowledge. However, this is not sharply focused enough on developing their confidence. • Occasionally, staff do not make the most of opportunities that arise during activities to extend children's learning.