Caldecote Day Nursery

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

The provision is good • The manager monitors the quality of teaching and children's learning thoroughly. For example, she helps staff to identify aspects of their practice to develop further and carefully considers the progress that individuals, and groups of children, make.

• Staff provide children with a stimulating learning environment that captures their interests as they explore it eagerly. Children use their imaginations as they play with water bottles and pretend that the water is lava. They fully absorb themselves in exploration and discovery as they mix water with oats, and add different colours.

• Staff are skilled in helping children learn to manage their feel...ings and behaviour. Children learn how to use new climbing equipment safely and respond positively to staff. Pre-school children understand the need to share equipment and use sand timers to find out when it is the next person's turn.

• Children make good progress in their learning and gain a range of useful skills that prepares them successfully for their future learning and starting school. It is not yet outstanding because: • Some staff do not share assessment information fully when a new key person is allocated to children, to ensure continuity in children's learning and maximise their progress. • Staff do not consistently obtain information from children's previous settings, to plan fully for their learning from the outset.