Little Ducklings Nursery Garstang Ltd

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • Staff place a strong emphasis on promoting older children's communication and language, emotional well-being, mathematics and early literacy skills. They successfully introduce specialised programmes which engage children effectively and build on their confidence, behaviour and speaking skills.

This helps children to gain the skills that prepare them for their eventual move on to school. • Partnerships with parents and other professionals is strong. Staff keep parents and carers' regularly updated with children's achievements.

They regularly share information about children's next steps to further support their learning and to meet children's ind...ividual needs successfully in nursery and at home. • Children develop a close bond and secure relationship with their key person. They come into the nursery happily and readily separate from their parents and carers.

Children's individual needs and parents' wishes are followed closely by the well-qualified and experienced staff team. • The management team is not currently focussing sharply enough on the overall effectiveness of the baby room provision and staffs involvement in supporting babies and young children's play, learning and behaviour during the routines of the day. • There are missed opportunities for the more active younger children who prefer outdoor learning to independently access the spacious play areas outdoors and further support their physical development.