Wigwams Nursery

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is outstandingnThe manager is uncompromising in her pursuit to deliver exceptionally high standards.

She is highly reflective in identifying the individual needs of all children attending the nursery. She skilfully leads her team to produce the highest possible learning outcomes for all children. nChildren's transitions between rooms in the nursery are meticulously planned to prepare children for the next stage in their learning.

Children visit their new room with their key person, who carefully monitors their progress to help them adapt to the changes. When children's transition is final, they are extremely happy and settle very easily. nPractitioners full...y support the value of home learning and work in partnership with parents.

Projects delivered in the nursery to collaborate with parents, such as sharing books at home to promote a love of reading, are highly successful. Parents' feedback captures the increase in the amount of time parents now spend each week reading to their children. nChildren demonstrate incredibly adept skills in managing and regulating their own self-care needs.

Practitioners support children to make independent choices about when they want to eat. Children competently find their own cutlery, plates and cups and serve their own meals. When they are finished, they put their leftovers into the bin and clean their own items, leaving them dry on the drying racks provided.

nPractitioners teach children about the importance of taking care of the world and the role they can play by recycling. Children demonstrate high levels of understanding that by placing certain items in the different-coloured bins, means they can be recycled and turned into something else to be used again. They readily clean their used yoghurt pots and place them into the correct bin to be recycled.

nChildren's individual rights are deeply respected and placed as a high importance at the nursery. These rights are displayed throughout the nursery and discussed regularly with children at many opportunities. Children take photographs of what is important to them, and these are displayed so that they can see that their contributions are valued.