Evolution Playgroup

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

The provision is good • The manager and her team show passion and commitment to continually improving the experience of children attending the nursery.

Weaknesses raised in the last inspection have been fully addressed. Recent training on observing children has helped staff improve their assessments of children's progress. • Staff work well in partnership with parents.

They share information with parents about children's progress and offer suggestions for how parents can help children learn at home. As a result, children benefit from consistent experiences at home and in the nursery. Parents speak highly of the good support that staff provide them and their children.
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• Children behave well. For instance, they help their less-able friends to achieve tasks during their play, and older children work together collaboratively to build a tower of large blocks. Staff provide well-planned activities to support children to learn to take turns with others and to promote their social skills.

They respond sensitively to any unwanted behaviour, for example with gentle reminders to use 'kind hands'. • Staff work effectively in partnership with other professionals to support children who have special educational needs and/or disabilities to make the best possible progress. It is not yet outstanding because: • Managers and staff do not fully consider the views of parents and children to help further inform self-evaluation.