Twist Lane Nursery

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • The enthusiastic manager considers the views of staff, children and parents when evaluating the quality of the nursery and planning future improvements.

Self-evaluation processes are effective and action plans are in place to make further improvements. • Staff observe children and use their accurate assessments of children's progress to plan what they need to learn next. Staff carefully monitor children's achievements and quickly identify any gaps in their learning.

With the support of the manager, they implement plans that help to ensure that all children make good progress. • Staff use their knowledge of children's interests well to plan a wide... range of activities that children find stimulating and enjoyable. • An effective key-person system enables the nurturing staff team to form secure relationships with children and their families.

• Staff work hard to develop strong relationships with parents. They regularly discuss children's progress and encourage parents to provide information about what their child can do at home. Staff offer suggestions as to how parents may support their child's learning further.

Subsequently, parents feel well supported. • Supervision arrangements do not maximise opportunities for staff to learn from each other and to share best practice across the team. • Occasionally, some staff do not model the correct vocabulary when talking to younger children and helping them to name objects.