Lilliput Farm Day Nursery

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • The quality of teaching is good overall and staff in the pre-school often demonstrate outstanding teaching. Pre-school children thoroughly enjoy learning and regularly show high levels of motivation during activities.

• Staff provide high-quality first-hand experiences to help children learn about living things and the natural world. • Staff use a creative range of strategies to help children learn about their own and others' traditions and to help them learn to value language diversity. • Partnerships with parents are strong.

Parents are warmly welcomed on arrival and staff make the time to talk to each parent and find out about their child. Sta...ff provide useful information about children's progress and work with parents effectively to narrow any gaps in learning. • Staff place a strong focus on providing ample opportunities for children to be physical indoors and outdoors in the fresh air.

They help children learn about the benefits of exercise and living a healthy lifestyle. • The manager does not rigorously monitor staff practice and the range of experiences on offer to help raise teaching and learning to a consistently high level across the nursery. • All staff do not make the very best use of children's assessment information to help provide highly challenging activities.