Cliffe House Day Nursery Ltd

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

The provision is good • Staff work closely with parents to involve them in their children's learning.

For instance, they share information about their children's progress, send out regular newsletters and display a wide array of information. • Staff make accurate assessments of children's progress to help them identify any gaps in learning. This contributes towards ensuring all children are making progress towards the early learning goals.

• Staff help to keep children safe. For example, they complete daily checks of the premises and resources to minimise risks to children. • Staff follow a robust programme of professional development and continue to develop their skills... and knowledge.

An established system of frequent staff meetings, supervisions and appraisals helps to ensure staff are valued and supported. • Managers evaluate practice well to help them to make improvements that benefit children's care, learning and development. They involve parents, staff and children in this process.

This helps to improve children's learning experiences continually. It is not yet outstanding because: • On occasions, staff miss opportunities to challenge children and extend their knowledge even further during group-time activities. • At times, staff do not explain changes to routines well enough to children so that they thoroughly understand what staff expect of them.