Luans Little People Day Nursery

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • The provider, manager and staff team have worked hard to address the actions raised at the previous inspection. The manager has good leadership skills and an effective overview of how the setting works.

She reflects on what she and her staff team need to do to continually improve the practice. • Children thrive in the welcoming, well-resourced and stimulating environment. They have many opportunities to lead their own play and explore their ideas.

• Staff use their observations of children's play effectively. They plan exciting and interesting activities that enlighten children's curiosity. Staff interact with children in a purposeful way.
...r/>As a result, children make good progress from their starting points. • Children have very secure attachments with the manager and staff team. Babies, in particular, thrive from the caring and attentive staff who meet their individual needs highly and effectively.

• Staff in the pre-school room skilfully help children to learn about the importance of keeping healthy and safe. Children understand about eating healthy food as it makes them big and strong. They talk about why it is important to keep safe in the sun, so they do not burn.

• Staff do not routinely exchange detailed information with parents to help them to support children's learning at home. • Staff's organisation of some routines, such as mealtimes in the toddler room, is not effective. This results in children losing focus in their learning and not fully understanding the benefits of good personal hygiene routines before eating.