Apple Blossom Day Nursery

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good Well-qualified staff use their skills effectively and encourage children to learn together and from each other. Children make good progress in their learning. Children are happy, motivated learners.

They say that they enjoy the time they spend in nursery and show confidence in exploring the environment provided for them. Partnerships with parents are strong. Parents appreciate the variety of ways staff keep them updated about their children's progress and enjoy events, such as parents' evenings.

Staff share good-quality information with local schools when children prepare to leave nursery. This helps to provide a consistent approach to supporting c...hildren's learning. Managers review children's progress well and use this information to set high expectations and continually improve the nursery.

The views of parents, staff and children are used to identify further ways the nursery can improve. It is not yet outstanding because: Staff working with the youngest children do not always provide enough opportunities for children to explore and experiment with a wide range of media and materials. Staff supporting pre-school children do not place sufficient focus on developing children's early writing skills to an even higher level.