Walton Kiddiwinks Nursery

Highlights from Latest Inspection

What is it like to attend this early years setting?

The provision is good

Staff provide a warm and welcoming environment for children and their families. They place children at the heart of everything they do. When children first start to attend staff gather information about their prior experiences and care needs.

This is used effectively to tailor children's care and learning from the start. Children develop close bonds with the staff team. They welcome staff into their play and demonstrate that they feel safe and secure.

The setting provides a bespoke curriculum, based upon the learning needs and interests of the children who attend the nursery. High priority is placed on supporting child...ren to develop their communication skills. Staff encourage children to join in when singing songs and action rhymes.

They introduce children to a collection of stories of which children become increasingly familiar. Opportunities for children to engage in discussions with staff help to support their emerging speaking skills. Children make good progress from their individual starting points.

Staff have high expectations of children's behaviour. Children use manners when requesting resources and play cooperatively with each other. Staff respond quickly and sensitively to address any unwanted behaviour.

They teach children to understand the impact their behaviour has on others. Staff praise children for their good behaviour and offer gentle reminders about taking turns and sharing. This successfully enhances children's self-esteem and develops their awareness of good behaviour.

What does the early years setting do well and what does it need to do better?

Staff observe and assess children's progress. They know children well. Assessment is used effectively to identify any emerging gaps in children's progress.

When required, staff swiftly seek the support of outside agencies. This helps to ensure that the needs of all children are met and that any gaps close over time.Staff talk to children as they play, discussing what they observe them doing and introducing new and interesting words.

For example, as children explore ice staff introduce words such as 'freezing' and 'chilly' to describe how the ice feels. They then encourage children to repeat the words. Opportunities such as this help to extend children's developing vocabulary and speaking skills.

Staff are keen to extend children's learning wherever possible. They demonstrate new skills and ask thought-provoking questions to encourage children's thinking and recall. That said, on occasion, staff do not always give children enough time to process what is being asked of them and reply when asking questions.

This means that sometimes children are not consistently supported in demonstrating what they know in order for staff to build even more precisely on their learning.Children are independent learners who confidently explore the environment. Staff support children's independence well.

For example, children know where toys and resources are stored and gather what they need to enhance their own play. Children demonstrate resilience and perseverance when solving problems. For example, staff praise children as they work out how to put jigsaw pieces into a template.

Staff celebrate children's achievements. This helps to develop children's positive attitudes to learning.The small staff team work incredibly closely together.

They discuss and evaluate the experiences they provide for children on a daily basis. In addition, staff receive regular coaching and supervision opportunities. Additional training opportunities are carefully targeted to refresh staff knowledge and equip them with the skills to best support the children they care for.

Staff value the support for their well-being and say that they are happy to work at the nursery.Parents speak highly of the staff and the support they receive from the setting. They value electronic and daily face-to-face communication about their child's progress.

Staff provide advice and suggestions as to how parents can best enhance their child's learning. A detailed understanding of local organisations within the community is used to signpost parents to a range of support services when needed. Parents remark that they feel incredibly well supported.

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: give children time to think and demonstrate what they know when asking questions so that their learning can be built upon even more precisely.