Charley Barley’s Nursery

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • Managers monitor the provision effectively and are highly motivated to drive continual improvement. For instance, they are currently further developing the outdoor play area to offer new challenges for children. • Children have good relationships with staff and each other.

Staff are caring and sensitive to children's individual needs. For instance, they find out detailed information about children before they start and carefully follow children's home routines to help them settle in. • Staff plan and provide a variety of stimulating activities based on a good understanding of children's interests and abilities.

Children join in happily and are ex...cited to learn. They make good progress in their development based on their starting points. • Parents are kept well informed.

For instance, they have easy access to their child's learning records and staff provide regular progress updates. • Although partnerships with parents are strong, staff have not fully developed a range of highly successful strategies to help all parents continue to support their children's learning at home. • The playrooms in the nursery are welcoming and inviting, but at times children do not have quieter, comfortable areas to relax or play quietly in, if they wish to.