Twinkle Stars Day Nursery

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • Leaders have successfully inspired and led the staff team to make significant improvements since the previous inspection. For example, they have worked with the local authority to enhance the planning of activities and assessment of children's development.

• Children make good progress from their starting points and develop a broad range of skills for their future learning. Staff make regular observations and assessments of children's development and know the children well. • Staff receive regular supervision.

They use these meetings to discuss their professional development and identify further training opportunities to improve children's outcom...es. Staff are aware of how they can contribute to the nursery's action plans to make further improvements within the nursery. • Parents speak highly of the nursery.

They value the support that their children's key persons offer. As a result, children are secure in the nursery with a good understanding of daily routines. • Managers and staff offer a very good level of support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities.

They work with other professionals and parents to promote children's individual needs and development. • At times, activities are not sufficiently challenging for the most able children to extend their learning to a higher level and to ensure that children remain focused and engaged. • Managers have not established partnerships with other early years settings and schools that children will attend in order to provide consistency in learning and support children's smooth transition.