Nethertots Nursery

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

The provision is good • Staff spend time with parents to discuss what children can already do when they first start and keep them informed about their children's progress. Parents report that children enjoy attending the nursery.

They speak positively about staff, stating that they are friendly and approachable. Parents appreciate the ideas to support their children's learning at home. • Staff use their observations of children's interests to plan a variety of good learning experiences.

They monitor all children's development well. For example, they identify children at risk of falling behind in mathematical development and plan focused activities to help them to catch u...p. This supports children to make good progress from their starting points.

• Staff are good role models and have high expectations for children's behaviour. They use different strategies to promote positive behaviour. For example, they consistently reinforce rules during play and routines, such as reminding children to walk inside.

They support children to work together to solve conflicts. As a result, children are well behaved and kind to each other. • Staff provide a calm, caring environment.

They know children and are sensitive to their individual emotional needs. Children develop a close bond with staff and are comfortable to approach them for help. This helps children to settle quickly and feel secure.

It is not yet outstanding because: • Staff do not gather the views of parents effectively, to identify ways of further improving the already good practice of the nursery. • Occasionally, staff have overly high expectations. As a result, some group activities do not fully support the mathematical learning needs of all children participating.