St James Nursery and Pre-School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • The provider is ambitious and has a high expectation for the setting. She has a robust self-evaluation system where she gains the views of children, parents and practitioners.

• The provider places a strong focus on professional development, which boosts practitioners' morale and impacts children's learning experiences. • Practitioners have high expectations of children. They observe children through free-play activities and 'in the moment' planning, where they follow children's interests and use their quality teaching to enhance learning and development.

• Practitioners provide a stimulating and welcoming environment inside and outdoors, which e...ncourages children to explore. The setting is working towards accreditation into 'the curiosity approach'. • Children are motivated to learn.

Older children eagerly join in with 'wake and shake' when they arrive in the morning, where they exercise to music. This promotes children's physical development. • Practitioners have formed close attachments with children, which enables them to support children's emotional needs well.

• Parents speak highly of the setting. They feel that practitioners and managers are approachable. Parents enjoy being involved in their children's learning and like the connection of learning that is encouraged at home.

• Children's behaviour is good. They like each other's company and show kindness to one another. Children say 'sharing is caring' while passing lunch around the table.

• Practitioners do not provide appropriately sized equipment at lunchtimes to enhance children's developing independence. • Key persons do not gain enough precise information from parents about what their children can already do when they start at the setting. This impacts how well the environment meets the needs of individual children.