Caring Kindergartens

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

The provision is outstanding • Staff provide an exceptionally challenging learning environment for children with extensive opportunities and resources for play, exploration and discovery. The outdoor environment is an asset to the nursery. Children are extremely confident, enthusiastic and highly motivated to learn.

• Staff know children exceedingly well. The highly effective key-person system fully supports children's emotional well-being and helps them to develop secure and trusting relationships. Key persons make highly effective use of information about children's development to plan meticulously for their individual needs and interests.

• Children behave exceptional...ly well. They have an excellent understanding of what staff expect and treat their friends and staff with great care, consideration and respect. • Partnerships with parents are exemplary.

Parents are very positive about the nursery and comment favourably about the excellent progress that their children make. Comprehensive information sharing enables parents to have an accurate understanding of their child's level of development. Consequently, parents are empowered to continue their child's learning at home.

• Self-evaluation superbly captures the views of management, staff, children and parents. The management team uses this information precisely to identify any gaps in practice and draw up detailed plans for improvement. In addition, rigorous audits are completed to assess the impact on outcomes for children.