Hedgerow Nursery Limited 1

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • Staff support children successfully so that they make good progress. They observe and assess children's level of development and provide activities that challenge children well so that they reach the next stage in their learning.

• Staff work effectively with parents to ensure that they consistently meet children's care and learning needs and support children's experiences at home. For example, some of the mums are expecting babies and staff are helping young children understand how to be gentle while playing with baby dolls. • Children are emotionally secure and make good progress in their communication and language development.

At the beginning... of the day, staff divide the two-year-old children into groups of younger and older to challenge them in accordance with their stage of development. During a short adult-led activity staff effectively support the children's listening, understanding and speaking skills. • Children benefit from very good opportunities to learn about the natural world, for example, by learning how to care for the nursery's chickens and goats.

The chicken coop is at the end of the nursery garden and above it there is a hide where children can see open fields and watch for and talk about wildlife, such as foxes and deer. • Leadership and management are effective. The manager works with staff to review the provision and identify areas for improvement.

For example, with use of a quality assurance tool obtained through attending training provided by representatives of the local authority. • Staff do not make the most of some opportunities to support two-year-old children in exploring and finding things out for themselves. • Links with all other settings where children attend part time are not fully effective to ensure continuity of learning for children.