Bright Swans Day Nursery

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • The new leadership and management team has made significant improvements since the last inspection.

All of the actions raised to ensure children receive good-quality care and learning experiences have been addressed. The team has implemented an effective performance management programme. Consequently, staff are highly motivated and effective in their roles.

• Managers and staff understand and implement all safeguarding policies and procedures effectively. Risk assessments and daily safety checks are conducted to make sure that the premises are kept secure and free of hazards. Staff provide good levels of supervision and keep children safe at all ...times.

Good levels of hygiene are maintained throughout the nursery. • Teaching is consistently strong. Staff work closely with parents to complete accurate assessments of children's achievements.

This includes the progress check for children aged between two and three years. Parents are involved in identifying next steps for each child's learning. Staff use what they know about each child to plan an exciting range of activities that stimulate children's drive to learn.

• Staff support children's emotional well-being effectively. They are kind, caring and sensitive towards children. Staff provide children with regular praise and all the reassurance and encouragement they need.

Children are happy, thriving and enjoying their time at the nursery. • Staff do not capture all opportunities to help children to learn and celebrate each other's differences, particularly the different languages children may speak at home. • On occasion, staff offer answers to questions before giving children all of the time and support they need to think and express their own ideas.