Buttercups Children’s Nursery

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

The provision is good • The managers are committed to providing children with high-quality experiences. They regularly reflect on the nursery, which includes gathering the views of parents. This helps them to continually identify ongoing improvements to benefit children.

• Staff provide a warm, caring and friendly environment. Children of all ages demonstrate that they are happy, settled and very comfortable in the nursery. This has a positive effect on their emotional well-being.

• The staff team works well together and staff share good practice with each other. They benefit from a wide range of training opportunities to enhance their skills and teaching practice, to im...prove outcomes for children. • Staff support children's literacy skills well.

Children have regular access to a range of books and resources to stimulate their early reading and writing skills. This helps to prepare them well for their eventual move on to school. • Children follow good hygiene routines and experience sociable mealtimes.

They have daily opportunities for fresh air and exercise in the outdoor areas. These help to promote their good health and support their physical well-being. • The managers have built purposeful relationships with the staff at the host school.

They are committed to working together with them to ensure that children experience a seamless move on to school. It is not yet outstanding because: • Although staff work well with parents, they do not gather precise information from them about children's learning and achievements at home when they first start at the nursery. • Occasionally, staff do not make the most of opportunities to provide high levels of challenge and fully extend children's learning.

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