Cavendish Lodge Day Nursery

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

The provision is good • The provider and manager continually reflect and evaluate their provision, seeking the views of parents and staff. They use their self-evaluation effectively to identify staff's professional development needs and to make ongoing improvements to ensure good outcomes for children. • The manager and staff have worked hard to address the recommendations set at the last inspection.

Audits and actions plans have been put in place to raise the overall quality of the provision and drive further improvements. • Staff provide a range of activities that reflects children's interests and next steps in learning. Staff keep parents fully informed and involved in their c...hild's learning.

For instance, staff tell parents what activities children have enjoyed that day. • Support for children who have special educational needs (SEN) and/or disabilities is good. The managers and staff proactively seek partnerships with outside agencies to ensure they meet children's learning and development needs.

Gaps for children who have SEN and/or disabilities, including children who speak English as an additional language, are closing. • The effective key-person system and settling-in processes help children to quickly develop good relationships with staff, helping them to feel emotionally secure. Children of all ages are confident, keen to explore and have good self-esteem.

It is not yet outstanding because: • Children enjoy creative play but sometimes staff do not provide enough opportunities to extend their creativity. • Not all staff working with older children are skilled in recognising when to intervene before offering them alternative play experiences. Occasionally, this causes some children, to lose concentration.