Cedar Park Nursery

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

The provision is good • Staff know the children in their care very well.

They thoughtfully organise the indoor and outdoor play spaces, and plan stimulating and engaging activities that motivate children to play and learn. • Children behave well in the nursery. They are polite and show respect to staff and each other from an early age.

Staff are good role models and help children to develop their understanding of boundaries and routines. They praise and encourage children, who learn to share and take turns. • Staff monitor children's progress well and effectively identify areas where they need extra support to narrow any gaps in their learning and development.

A...ll children make good progress given their starting points, capabilities and interests. • The manager evaluates the provision well. She considers the views of the local authority early years coordinator, staff, parents and children.

This helps her to raise the quality of the nursery and children's overall learning experiences. It is not yet outstanding because: • Management and staff have not found highly successful ways to fully encourage parents to share information about their children's learning at home. • Staff do not plan a range of challenging experiences to help older children learn more about modern technology, to further raise their understanding about the world.