St Leonards Day Nursery

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • Staff work in close partnership with parents to help children make a positive start to their learning. They promote a shared approach to children's care and learning. Parents speak warmly of the guidance and support they receive.

• Staff accurately assess children's achievement and stage of development. They identify any gaps or delays in children's learning. They are proactive in seeking any additional support children require and work well with other professionals.

They make good use of any additional funding for children. • Staff plan stimulating activities based on children's interests to engage them and promote their further learning. For ex...ample, children have many opportunities to explore their sensory experiences through blowing and chasing bubbles or handling objects hidden in sand and water.

• The nursery staff have good relationships with other settings. They prepare children well for the next stage of education and help them make a smooth transition to starting school. • The manager and senior staff are strongly focused on constantly enriching the quality of provision.

They make good use of training, including working towards higher level qualifications, to evaluate and improve teaching and learning. • Occasionally, the organisation of group activities limits children's opportunities to be active and fully engaged in their learning. • Staff do not consistently help children to reinforce and enrich the vocabulary they are developing.