Upton Daycare

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • The manager has a clear vision for the nursery's continuous improvement.

She has created a committed team of staff and there are robust procedures to evaluate the overall quality of provision. The staff ensure children play and learn in a bright, open and stimulating environment. • Staff accurately assess the level of children's skills, knowledge and understanding on entry to the nursery.

They plan well overall to build on children's interests and skills to help them make good progress from their individual starting points. Staff have high expectations and strive to make learning enjoyable and engaging. • Staff have a thorough knowledge of the ch...ildren in their care and respond well to their individual needs, including supporting those with special educational needs and/or disabilities.

They help children to be independent, imaginative and to solve problems. For example, children create their own balancing obstacle course with milk crates and wooden planks. • Staff are kind, gentle and thoughtful.

They are very positive role models and children learn to behaviour well and consider the needs of others. • Relationships with parents are extremely good. Parents welcome the regular detailed information they receive about their children's progress and daily experiences.

They comment on the very friendly staff and the warm ethos they create. • Systems to strengthen staff's performance are not sharply focused on all aspects of teaching, such as planning procedures, to raise the quality even further. • The management is not drawing fully on the views of parents to evaluate and develop the provision.

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