Canterburys 2 Nursery & Out Of School Club

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is outstandingnThe experienced managers passionately monitor the consistency of teaching. Their rigorous performance management accurately identifies staff members' strengths and areas for development. They devise unique training plans for all staff to ensure that teaching is consistently excellent throughout the nursery.

This means the quality of teaching is continuously improving.nChildren are exceptionally well prepared for the transition to primary school. Managers and staff liaise with local primary schools and emotionally prepare children for the next stage in their learning.

Managers are committed to celebrating the uniqueness of every child. They pr...oduce 'four-year progress checks' for all children when they leave for school. This provides children's new teachers with essential information about their development and their one-of-a-kind personality.

This helps to ensure children have the very best start in primary education.nStaff enthusiastically and skilfully promote children's communication and language development. Older children experiment with new vocabulary as they repeat words like 'skeleton', 'fossil' and 'extinct'.

Younger children begin to listen attentively and answer simple questions during 'cosy corners' intensive group-work time. Managers are committed to early interventions. The well-qualified staff use their additional speech and language therapy knowledge to quickly close any gaps identified.

This also helps to promote progression in children for whom English is an additional language. nChildren are in awe as they hunt for bugs in the garden. They find spiders, woodlice and worms.

Staff encourage children to respect these insects, and use this opportunity to help build children's understanding of the world. Children show maturity beyond their years as they quietly observe and consider the needs of the creatures they have found. They understand that all animals are important as they tell their friends 'be nice to the insects, you're bigger than them'.