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What is it like to attend this early years setting?
The provision is good
Children are happy and show a sense of belonging in the nursery. An effective key-person system helps children to settle quickly. Staff meet babies' care needs well.
They follow their routines and support their well-being. Babies receive reassurance and cuddles and show they feel secure.Children benefit from an ambitious curriculum, which takes account of their unique interests and individual needs.
Staff plan a variety of fun activities, which capture children's interests. They support babies and young children to quickly develop skills in the prime areas of learning. Babies enjoy exploring the environment and grasp o...bjects.
This helps them to develop their physical skills. Older children listen to instructions and focus well during planned activities. For example, they persevere as they learn to use scissors and develop their pre-writing skills.
This supports children in preparation for their next stage of learning. All children make steady progress from their starting points in development.Children develop positive patterns of behaviour from a young age.
For example, staff encourage children to use good manners and share during their play. Children explore their own feelings and learn how their behaviour may impact on others. They quickly learn to be kind and take turns.
Staff are positive role models, are kind and speak politely. This helps children learn how to positively interact with others.
What does the early years setting do well and what does it need to do better?
Staff support children's communication skills effectively.
They encourage children to talk about their own experiences. For example, during winter-themed activities, staff encourage children to talk about the weather and what clothes they wear to keep warm. Children become engrossed as they dig in pretend snow and search for animals.
Staff help children to explore their ideas through questioning and introduce new vocabulary. Babies enjoy vocalising to familiar rhymes.Staff help to enrich children's experiences and understanding of healthy lifestyles.
Children benefit from daily fresh air and exercise in the garden and make trips to the park. They enjoy nutritious meals and talk about healthy food. Staff teach children about the importance of following good hygiene routines.
Partnership with parents is effective. Staff use regular discussions, electronic communication, meetings and newsletters to keep parents informed. They make suggestions of ways parents can support their children's learning at home and provide a lending library.
Parents talk positively about the setting and the progress their children make. Staff get to know the families and invite parents to social events in the setting, such as Diwali and bonfire parties. Communication with parents supports good continuity in children's care and learning.
Staff support children well. They help them to learn to do things themselves. Children are eager to try new things and quickly develop their independence.
For example, babies begin to feed themselves and grasp their water beakers. Staff praise children's efforts as they learn to put on their outdoor clothing. This helps to develop children's self-esteem and confidence.
Staff plan a suitable curriculum, which they implement effectively. They build on what children know and can do and support their learning across all areas of their development. Staff and leaders use assessment to check what children know, identify the next steps in their learning and help to close any gaps in their development.
The enthusiastic leaders reflect on their practice. Staff say that they enjoy working in the setting and feel supported. Staff benefit from supervision sessions, meetings and guidance from leaders.
Staff have opportunities to complete training. For example, they have recently received updated training in safeguarding and behaviour management. This helps to enhance staff's knowledge and improve outcomes for children.
However, training is not yet highly focused to enhance their teaching further. Following recent changes in the management team, leaders are reviewing all aspects of the setting to enhance the provision. They show a commitment to continuous improvement.
Staff prepare children for their move on to the next room in the setting and share information with children's next key person. Staff talk to children about their move on to school. However, they have not yet established strong links with other settings to support children further when they move on.
Safeguarding
The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.There is an open and positive culture around safeguarding that puts children's interests first.
What does the setting need to do to improve?
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: nidentify a more targeted plan for professional development to increase knowledge and skills further and raise the quality of education further consider ways to further support children's eventual move on to school, including developing links with other settings.
