Little Acorns Nursery

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • The entire senior management team demonstrates a commitment to the nursery and the staff. Staff well-being is given high priority through, for example, offering regular one-to-one support meetings. This helps to foster a good team spirit.

The nursery has a happy and caring ambience where staff nurture children so that they thrive and flourish. • Children make good progress from their developmental starting points, taking into account their individual abilities and capabilities. This includes children who are learning English as an additional language and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities.

• Staff take time to get to know ea...ch individual family and they understand that every family is different. Staff work successfully with parents and provide regular verbal and online updates on children's progress, which helps to keep them informed of their development. • Staff receive good support to gain higher-level qualifications.

The management team is focused on identifying any gaps in children's learning. For example, staff attend training in delivering mathematics to help develop their teaching and improve outcomes for children. • The environment indoors and outdoors is superb.

There is a wealth of well-organised resources, including items that children are likely to see in their own homes. This helps to provide children with play and learning experiences that inspire their interests and motivate them to lead their own learning. • Children's language development is supported well.

Staff make good use of visual aids and gestures to support children's understanding. For example, children can choose an 'emotion face' to represent how they feel that day. • At times, staff do not make the best use of opportunities to challenge children and extend their learning even further.