Cotton Tails Nursery at Hagley

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good The management team has worked hard to achieve at least good standards of practice since registration. Self-evaluation is good.

It promotes continuous improvement and leaders have accurately identified how to further improve practice. Overall, staff's teaching is strong. Some of the teaching is better than good, including the promotion of children's physical and personal, social and emotional development.

Staff use observation, assessment and planning systems consistently across the nursery. They provide stimulating activities to help children develop the skills they need for the next stage in their learning, including school. Some children make be...tter than typical progress.

The standard of care given to babies is exceptional and this helps them to thrive. Staff are attentive in meeting the personal needs of the youngest children. Children's behaviour is excellent, and its positive promotion is well-rooted in staff practice.

Those children who have difficulty communicating verbally can share their feelings, such as by pointing to visual aids depicting feelings displayed in the roomsAll children have high levels of confidence. The most able children exceed successfully in their learning because they have a strong belief in their own abilities. It is not yet outstanding because: The leaders' monitoring of staff's teaching is not precise enough to help raise the quality of practice to a consistently outstanding level.