Caterpillar Day Nursery Ltd

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is goodnThe joint managers, who are also the owners, are knowledgeable, enthusiastic and continually strive to improve the setting. They work alongside the staff daily and have an accurate overview of the quality of the nursery.nThe managers and staff work very well together as part of a friendly and motivated team.

A clear and concise action plan has been developed since the last inspection. This has contributed to the good standards that have been achieved.nHighly qualified staff have a good understanding of how children learn.

They observe children as they play and plan activities that promote children's next steps in learning. Staff deploy themselves ef...fectively in order to help maintain children's interest.nChildren of all ages show a love of books and singing.

Staff make stories 'come to life' through their animated storytelling. Younger children join in with nursery rhymes and older children can retell simple stories. nChildren learn how to keep themselves safe.

For example, staff remind them about the importance of using the handrail on the stairs and walking inside.nOccasionally, when some adult-led activities do not work in the ways staff intended, staff do not consider how to adapt their teaching or offer additional resources to extend children's learning further.nThe systems for staff sharing good practice with each other are not yet embedded throughout the nursery to raise the quality of teaching even higher.

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