Fordfield Nursery Ltd Ruxox House

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

The provision is outstanding • The diligent and ambitious managers successfully supervise and motivate the staff team. They recognise staff's hard work and dedication and inspire them to advance their high levels of qualification. As a result, the team is highly skilled.

• All parents feel welcome at the nursery. They have extensive involvement in children's learning and receive meaningful support and guidance from staff. • Staff provide older children with 'bare foot adventure trails'.

They stand in different mystery boxes, feeling the sensation between their toes. This promotes enthusiastic discussion and a wealth of descriptive language. • Staff find interesting ways ...for children to develop the small muscles in their hands.

Toddlers are captivated by mixing porridge oats and dough together. They mix the materials, scrunching up their hands and letting the oats fall before exclaiming that it is snowing. • There is an extended period to help children to settle in and build relationships with their key person when they first start.

Sensitive interactions between the key person and families enables children and their parents to feel confident when separating from each other. • Extensive activities are on offer to help children to keep fit and healthy. Weekly swimming lessons build children's confidence in water, developing lifelong skills.

Cooking sessions help children to learn about making healthy food choices. • Staff have high expectations for what children can do. Children make swift progress in their development and sustain high levels of concentration and interest in the exciting array of activities that staff provide.