S4YC @ Blacon Cc

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

The provision is good • Leaders and staff are passionate about the continual development of the nursery. They have a clear vision for the future and are motivated to achieve the best possible outcomes for all children.

• Staff facilitate children's independence and curiosity very well. They have created an interesting and well-organised learning environment, indoors and outdoors. Children enter the nursery confidently and eagerly begin to engage in their self-chosen play.

• All children make good progress in all areas of their development. Younger children learn familiar songs and rhymes, and older children count accurately, recognise letters and use mathematical languag...e about shape and quantity. • Children's progress and development are regularly shared with parents.

Any gaps in learning are identified and addressed. Strong relationships with parents and outside professionals ensure that support is accessed, and that progress continues without delay. • Staff understand how children learn.

They interact with children throughout their play, demonstrating, modelling and asking questions to support their developing skills. It is not yet outstanding because: • Staff do not always plan as precisely as possible to challenge and extend children's learning fully, to help them make more rapid progress. • The monitoring of staff performance does not sharply focus on raising the quality of teaching to the highest level.