Active Angels Day Nursery

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • Managers provide good leadership to the staff team. Together they focus on improving outcomes for children and offering good-quality learning and care.

• Managers have improved practice in the nursery since the last inspection. They are committed to providing high-quality care and learning experiences for children. They consult with staff, parents and children to devise ways to further improve the provision, such as redeveloping the outdoor play area.

• Staff have a calm, respectful and nurturing approach and recognise the uniqueness of each child in their care. Children are happy and they develop warm and trusting relationships with staff. This ...supports children's emotional well-being effectively.

• Partnerships with parents are well established. Staff have developed a good two-way flow of information to ensure the needs of all children are consistently met. Parents are happy with the service provided.

• Children who have special educational needs and/or disabilities are very well supported. Staff have established effective links with other professionals involved in their lives to help improve outcomes for children. • Children's communication skills are promoted well.

Staff engage children in conversation, extend their vocabulary and help them to become confident communicators. • Children learn to lead healthy lifestyles. They enjoy a variety of nutritious meals and snacks prepared by the dedicated chef.

Children have plenty of opportunities for fresh air and exercise and to develop their physical skills using a range of equipment. • Some staff do not always plan focused activities meticulously enough to ensure they are consistently providing highly effective learning experiences for all children. • The arrangements for the supervision of staff are not fully embedded to raise the quality of all staff's practice to the highest level.