Fruit Tree Day Nursery

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

The provision is good • Children enjoy the learning opportunities that the staff provide.

Staff know which activities engage children well. For example, children enjoy making stars after sharing a book with an adult. Children comment, 'It's like a twinkle, little star,' when they have made their star.

Staff use praise well and sing songs with the children to boost their confidence. • Staff develop caring relationships with children and parents. Children settle quickly when they start nursery and when younger children become upset, their key person quickly calms them.

Parents comment they have no worries leaving their child because : they know the staff make them... happy. • Leaders have a good understanding of the strengths and the next steps for the nursery that will support children's progress. For example, following staff training, staff have set up a mud kitchen outside that is very well used by children.

Children of different ages work together sharing resources with gentle support from the adults. • Staff collect detailed observations about children, identify next steps in learning and share these with parents regularly. Staff monitor children's progress effectively, and support and prepare them well for the next stages in their education.

It is not yet outstanding because: • Staff do not consistently support children's independence in managing tasks for themselves, such as with handwashing routines. • Some staff do not always give consistent messages as they teach children about how to use resources in the nursery. For example, most staff encourage children to use the water from the water tray to water the plants in the garden and make a pond in the sand for the dinosaurs to drink from, but some staff tell children that water must stay in the water tray.