Poppets Nursery

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • The manager has worked hard to address the weaknesses found at the last inspection. Rigorous processes are used for self-evaluation which includes the views of staff, parents, other professionals and children. As a result, the nursery is continuously improving.

• Staff support children's emotional development well. Children enjoy attending this small and welcoming nursery. They form close attachments to staff who know them well.

• Children thoroughly enjoy learning outdoors. They have many opportunities to investigate, explore and discover the world around them as they play. • Overall, the quality of teaching is good.

Staff regularly and... accurately observe and assess children's development. They are well qualified and use their good knowledge to plan stimulating and interesting experiences. Children make good progress.

• Children behave very well. They display high levels of confidence and independence to manage age-appropriate tasks. Staff offer an abundance of support and value children's achievements.

• Parent partnerships are strong. Staff share regular information with parents about their child's care and learning. Parents are encouraged to build on learning at home, for example, by choosing to take activities home or by taking the nursery bear home for the weekend.

Parents are highly complimentary about the quality of the provision. • Staff do not always focus their teaching precisely enough on helping children achieve their next steps in learning at a faster rate. • Staff do not consistently challenge older or the most able children to achieve at the highest levels.

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