Maebrooke Day Nursery

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good The manager has high expectations of teaching and learning.

She has worked closely with local authority advisers to help raise the quality of practice to a good standard. The manager has a clear and accurate view of how to improve practice further. Monitoring of different groups of children is effective to help reduce any differences in their learning.

For example, the provider has invested in resources for staff to use to help further promote boys' listening skills. Staff skilfully promote children's personal, social and emotional development from a young age. They help them to learn about right and wrong by teaching children rules.

Key p...ersons are constantly developing new ways of involving parents in their children's learning. They share detailed information with them about their children's progress. Children have secure and warm relationships with staff, especially those who have recently started attending the nursery.

It is not yet outstanding because: Recent changes to planning have not been fully imbedded. Staff working in the pre-school room do not precisely plan for children's learning styles to help extend the oldest children's motivation to learn. Occasionally, staff do not promote children's understanding of good hygiene routines to the highest level, especially in the baby room and pre-school room.