Langwith Junction Childcare

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is outstanding • The leadership team, including the new director is highly effective in driving improvement. Together, they review practice and identify professional development opportunities for staff.

This helps to ensure consistency in practice and high standards. • Experienced, well-qualified staff work closely together. Every opportunity is used to enrich the curriculum and promote children's learning.

All children make rapid progress across all areas of learning from their starting points on entry. • The quality of teaching is excellent. Staff are reflective practitioners, who ensure they provide high-quality learning experiences for all children, bo...th indoors and outdoors.

Children are eager to explore and remain focused in self-chosen activities for prolonged periods of time. They show a real thirst for learning. • Staff work extremely hard to form excellent relationships with parents and ensure parents are kept well-informed about their child's development progress.

Parents particularly enjoy the practical workshops, where they can share activities with their child alongside experienced staff. • Children form exceptional relationships with the staff. Babies are extremely settled and explore their environment with confidence.

They enjoy cuddles from their key person. All children's individual needs are always met extremely well. • Staff have formed excellent working relationships with the inclusive nursery school staff, who are situated in the same building.

They share funding very effectively to offer families a unique and extremely flexible approach to childcare. Children are superbly well supported for their move on to the inclusive nursery and then on to school. • Staff work very effectively with external agencies.

They ensure children and families receive the help and support they need, so that children can continue to make exceptional progress.

information about the progress of all groups of children, such as the under two's age

group. Inspection activities • The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.

• The inspector observed staff's interactions with the children and evaluated these with the manager. • The inspector held a meeting with the nominated individual of the nursery and the manager and reviewed evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery. • The inspector spoke to parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

She also spoke with staff and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection. • The inspector looked at a range of documentation, including the nursery safeguarding procedures, and children's observation and assessment records. She also reviewed the nursery's evaluation documents and discussed other methods of reflective practice.

Inspector Carly Polak

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