The Wendy House Day Nursery

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • The manager and staff have worked hard to address the actions and recommendation from the previous inspection. The manager has welcomed support from external advisers and has introduced systems to help her manage her responsibilities more effectively. • Staff know children well.

They plan for children's ongoing learning and confidently demonstrate their good knowledge of how children are progressing. Staff share children's next steps in learning with parents so that learning can continue at home. This includes the required progress checks for children between the ages of two and three years.

• All children make good progress in their learning. St...aff support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities well in partnership with other professionals. • Partnerships with parents are strong.

Parents are highly complimentary about the professionalism and caring approach shown by staff. They feel involved in their children's learning and praise the regular information they receive from key staff. • Staff welcome children warmly when they arrive.

In the baby room, staff show their good understanding of children's emotional needs when they need extra reassurance. They gently cuddle and sit with the children to provide the comfort they need. • Children's behaviour across the setting is good.

However, at times, some staff miss opportunities to fully support young children's good behaviour to develop their understanding even more. • At times, staff are too quick to move on to planned activities when children need more time to explore and play. • Some resources are not displayed in a way to fully encourage children's imagination and participation in play.