Charters Nursery

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is outstanding The dynamic staff are relentless in their pursuit of excellence.

They use self-evaluation superbly to continually reflect on their service. The views of other professionals, parents and children are consistently sought. These contribute to the outstanding service the nursery provides and the rapid progress children make.

Staff form excellent partnerships with parents and involve them in every aspect of their children's learning. They implement innovative ideas that have a positive impact in supporting parents with their children's development. Parents welcome the opportunity to borrow the toilet-training bag, containing a wealth of informati...on to support their children through this process at home.

Children of all ages thrive in this vibrant environment. The strong skills of all key persons ensure that children form very warm and caring bonds with them. Children are exceptionally confident and demonstrate that they feel very safe and secure.

Many children introduce themselves to visiting adults and are extremely eager to demonstrate a dance routine they have recently learnt. Staff have a superb understanding of how children learn and make superb use of spontaneous events to enhance this. For example, older children learn how to keep safe in strong wind and observe the sky and sun changing colour during storm Ophelia.

Staff work exceptionally close with a wide range of professionals to support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities make excellent progress in relation to their starting points. They share a short film, made in association with a national organisation, with parents. This enables parents to view how the nursery is highly effective in meeting all children's individual needs.