Blue Elephant Nursery

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good The manager, the provider and staff work successfully together, and with other early years professionals to provide high-quality care and learning for all children. They are well motivated and use detailed and effective self-evaluation to identify and address ongoing improvements to staff's practice and children's learning experiences.

Staff form strong partnerships with parents and they work successfully together to support all children's good progress. Parents share detailed information about what their child knows and can do, helping staff establish clear starting points for their learning. Staff guide parents well in supporting their child's care and le...arning at home.

Staff plan interesting activities for children. They measure their progress accurately and plan effective next steps in learning. Children make good progress and are busily engaged in purposeful, well-planned activities that reflect their individual interests.

They prepare children very well for the next stages in their learning. Children are happy and well behaved in this welcoming nursery. They form close bonds with staff, who are very caring and meet all children's needs.

Children gain good levels of confidence and self-esteem and staff praise and encourage them. Staff help children to increase their independence, such as putting on and fastening their coats. It is not yet outstanding because: On occasions, staff do not provide rich and varied opportunities for children to extend their physical skills further, or to enhance their learning about the natural world.