Piglets Day Care

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

The provision is good • The manager has a secure understanding of the safeguarding and welfare requirements.

She attends regular update training sessions with the local authority. • Parents speak highly of the nursery. They feel that children thrive in a welcoming and friendly environment.

Staff provide regular updates to parents about children's progress. • The nursery works closely with other professionals and agencies, to help ensure they fully support children's individual needs. • Effective partnerships with local schools promote children's continuity of care and education.

• Staff know children well. The key-person system ensures that staff understand the ...play styles of their key children. This enables staff to provide activities that sustain children's interests and promote high levels of engagement.

It is not yet outstanding because: • The recently implemented cohort tracking is not fully effective, to monitor any gaps and progress for the different groups of children as well as it could. • Staff do not consistently extend and challenge children's thinking skills during play beyond their immediate knowledge. • Transition times between activities and routine tasks do not maximise play and learning opportunities for children.