Little Nutkins @ St Thomas

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • Teaching is consistently good. Staff use what they know about each child to plan their next steps in learning effectively. Accurate assessments support a variety of interesting and exciting activities that engage children and help them to acquire the skills they will need in their future learning.

• Safeguarding is a strength. Staff have a good understanding of their roles and responsibilities should they have a concern about a child in their care. They are familiar with new initiatives in child protection to prevent children being placed in situations where they may be at risk.

• Children's behaviour is good. They learn from an early age that th...eir actions have consequences. Children are familiar with simple rules, such as 'kind hands', and learn to think about how others feel and how to play safely.

• Children settle well. They are secure with familiar adults who are kind, nurturing and support their emotional well-being. Staff have good links with other professionals to provide additional support where this is required.

Partnerships with parents are good and parents report that they value the support of the setting. • Staff do not consistently consider how they can further enhance some aspects of teaching, particularly to challenge the older, most able children. • Although partnership with parents is good, the nursery does not consistently make the best of opportunities to work with parents to extend children's learning at home.