Dan Dans Ltd

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • Staff provide a welcoming environment where parents and children feel valued. Staff have established strong settling-in procedures. For example, they carry out a home visit to meet the children prior to them starting at the nursery, to help meet their individual needs.

• Staff provide children and babies with a wide variety of opportunities to exercise and develop a healthy lifestyle. For instance, they enjoy using climbing frames and balancing beams, to help develop their strength and coordination. • Staff are skilled at extending children's vocabulary and supporting them to think and participate in discussions.

For example, staff encourage chil...dren to talk about the different smells and textures of the fruits in the home corner. Children develop good language and communication skills. • The provider is dedicated to improving the service she provides to children and their families.

She has a good overview of the nursery and has focused plans for its continuous development. • At times, staff do not recognise when routines and activities need to be adapted to ensure younger children are able to participate fully in their play. • The staff do not offer older children a wide range of opportunities to practise making marks in their daily play activities to help develop their early writing skills.