Bright Horizons Millhouses Day Nursery And Preschool

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

The provision is good • Staff support children's good health and their physical well-being effectively. For example, daily outdoor activities are provided and children benefit from fresh air. Children eat tasty and nutritious food in the nursery.

• Overall, staff are committed to supporting all children to make good or better progress in their learning and development. Children's progress is monitored by management and regularly discussed. • Children develop close, nurturing bonds with staff, who are always on hand to celebrate children's achievements.

This successfully helps to develop children's confidence and self-esteem. • Recruitment of new staff is robust, which he...lps to ensure that staff are skilled and suitable for their roles. • Self-evaluation is used to evaluate the provision and identify areas for improvement.

The experienced manager consults staff and parents well to help her to reflect on the quality of provision and plan future changes to the nursery. It is not yet outstanding because: • Staff do not always make the most of opportunities to involve parents and carers in their child's learning so that they can work together to help children to make even better progress. • On occasions, staff do not focus sharply enough on the aims of the activity to consistently challenge children during planned activities.