Little Harriers

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is outstanding • The leadership team have developed a meticulous self-evaluation process that demonstrates incredible attention to detail.

They systematically seek and act on the views of parents, staff and children to enable them to continually enhance the quality of the nursery to provide the highest standards of care and education. • Staff are excellent role models and have extremely high expectations of what children can achieve. They plan a superb range of learning experiences that ignite children's curiosity.

Children are highly inquisitive and confident learners. • Children's opportunities to learn about and protect nature are excellent. For instanc...e, they eagerly point out litter when walking so that staff can collect it so it 'does not hurt the animals'.

They are curious about where the wind comes from, talk about the cycles that make the leaves fall and consider how birds build nests so high in trees. • Children are incredible problem solvers and demonstrate exceptional levels of self-motivation to resolve problems independently. For instance, they collaborate closely about which branches they should use to build a door and roof for the house they are building outdoors.

They demonstrate inspiring levels of perseverance as they identify how to balance and fix them to the frame. • Children make excellent progress from their starting points, including those who speak English as an additional language. Highly effective settling-in arrangements ensure that staff quickly build a thorough understanding of children's abilities so planning meets their individual needs from the outset.

• Children concentrate extremely well. They listen incredibly carefully to instructions and demonstrate high levels of independence. For example, the youngest children persevere to feed themselves at lunch time and older children confidently use rope swings and navigate climbing areas with high levels of confidence.

• Partnerships with parents are exceptional. Parents speak extremely highly of the excellent staff and the extensive range of activities and resources that they plan for their children. They are delighted with the excellent progress that their children have made and how quickly they settle into the nursery.

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