Whitwood House

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is outstanding • High-quality training and ongoing professional development for all staff are given high priority by the strong management team. Staff are fully committed to developing their practice and support one another in further refining their excellent teaching skills. • The quality of teaching is superb.

Staff demonstrate a genuine passion for their work and interact enthusiastically in children's play and learning. They have an excellent understanding of their role in promoting children's learning and development. • Successful partnerships with other professionals, agencies and local schools are extensive.

These result in extremely well-coordinate...d strategies that promote the excellent progress and the best outcomes possible for all children, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). • The management team and staff are extremely proactive and committed to working with parents. Partnerships with parents are incredibly strong.

Extensive information is gathered when children first start at the nursery which helps inform their starting points. • The management team is highly successful in supporting the staff who work directly with the children. Strong monitoring systems ensure accurate self-evaluation leads to secure, continuous improvement.

• Children develop extremely secure relationships with their key person, other staff and with each other. Staff take care to settle children quickly and well at the nursery. They collect and use a vast amount information about children's individual needs and interests.