Holly House Private Day Nursery

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • Members of the management team show passion and commitment to delivering the best service for children and their families. They are forward thinking and consistently reflect on their practice, swiftly identifying where improvements can be made. • Partnerships with parents are highly effective.

Parents are closely involved in the care that their children receive. They collaborate effectively to support children's learning. Parents praise the wonderful care, support and nurturing environment that staff provide for their children.

• Staff create a stimulating environment overall, to enhance children's enjoyment and adventures in learning. Children m...ake good progress in their learning and development. • The manager and staff have built up good relationships with other professionals, agencies and local schools.

Strong transitions when children move to school help to ensure continuity of care and learning and support children to settle well. • Children behave well. Staff are good role models and help children to be kind, respectful and caring.

Older children show patience and turn-taking skills and demonstrate good manners without any prompting from the staff. • At times, staff's observations are not sufficiently precise to identify and build on children's next steps. • Staff in the baby room do not always recognise occasions where they can further promote children's sense of responsibility and independence.