Little Market Day Nursery

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

The provision is good • Self-evaluation processes are effective.

Leaders reflect on the setting's practice well, recognising the strengths and areas for development. They have targeted plans to help address areas for improvement and maintain good levels of teaching and care. • Staff check on what children can do accurately and know them well.

They make regular observations of children's abilities and plan interesting, age-appropriate activities to support their good development. Children concentrate well and are happy to join in. • Children make good progress and develop the necessary skills for their next steps in learning and for their move to school.

They dev...elop particularly good early literacy skills. For instance, children enjoy exploring a range different tools to make marks, including paint, chalks and crayons, and learn to give meaning to the marks they make. • Staff are caring and friendly, and form warm bonds with children.

They are sensitive to children's needs and support their emotional well-being effectively. It is not yet outstanding because: • On occasion, staff do not plan their interactions effectively, such as when using questions during activities, to help extend children's learning experiences further. • Communication between staff and parents is not always consistent to help plan experiences for children in the setting and at home that specifically match their individual learning needs.

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