Lime Tree Nursery (Eastwood)

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good Experienced and qualified staff are skilled in supporting children who have special educational needs (SEN) and/or disabilities.

They work in partnership with a range of professionals to carefully plan for children's further progression. Staff have good working relationships with parents and carers. They invite them to regular reviews of their child's progress and offer suggestions for activities to continue children's learning at home.

Children make good individual progress from their starting points. Staff support children's communication and language skills well, including those who speak English as an additional language. They introduce new wor...ds to young children as they play.

Children listen to their friends and build confidence to speak in a groupStaff support children's personal, social and emotional development well. They help children to recognise different emotions and talk about how they feel. Children run to staff as they arrive at nursery.

They show how they have developed close bonds with their key person and feel safe in their care. It is not yet outstanding because: Arrangements to monitor the quality of teaching are not always as incisive as possible, to help leaders precisely target support for staff to continually strengthen teaching. At times, adult-led activities do not precisely link to children's individual learning needs to make sure they have opportunities to make rapid progress.