Moss Side Nursery

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

The provision is good • The nursery owner and her manager are highly qualified and knowledgeable early years professionals. They work with their well-qualified staff team to provide high-quality education and care to improve outcomes for all children. Staff seek the views of children and parents as part of their drive for continuous improvement.

• The manager is passionate about ensuring that all children and their families feel welcome and included. Parents appreciate the regular updates they get about children's attainment, health and well-being. Staff work in partnership with parents to ensure that all children progress well from their unique starting points.

• Staff ...help children to develop independence. From a very young age staff support children to do things for themselves. Children help with tasks around the setting, confidently make choices, will try new activities and develop resilience.

This helps children cope well when faced with challenges in their learning. • Children of all ages and stages of development behave extremely well. Staff teach children to understand rules and routines.

Children play together, are helpful and show consideration for each other. This helps to create a family feel in the setting. • Staff support children to make healthy lifestyle choices.

Meals are balanced and nutritious and children are encouraged to take regular drinks and remain hydrated and ready to learn. It is not yet outstanding because: • Although staff are provided with many opportunities to develop their knowledge, these are not always focused on raising the quality of teaching to the highest level. • The gathering and use of information about the progress of groups of children is not yet fully embedded.