Sandcastles Private Day Nursery

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • Partnership working is exceptional. Parents are highly valued as their child's first educator. Staff work tirelessly to establish and maintain effective partnerships with parents.

Partnership working with other professionals is equally as strong. The staff team is praised on the excellent communication, proactive approach and highly effective implementation of all planned targets. As a result, children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) receive superb support.

• Children's good health is promoted exceptionally well. Staff are highly reactive to information received through training and research and implement changes where n...ecessary to further enhance children's good health and physical well-being. Children are highly active and have daily access to outdoor play in all weathers.

• Children's behaviour is exemplary. They are kind and considerate towards one another. For example, they willingly share the resources and invite others to join in.

Staff use highly effective techniques to ensure children feel listened to. For example, staff consistently get down to children's level, take the time to listen to what they have to say and offer clear explanations to help resolve any issues or confusion. • Staff are well qualified and experienced.

They know their key children very well. Regular and accurate observations and assessments of children's development help staff to plan activities and experiences to engage and motivate children, who make good progress in their learning. • The highly effective key-person system and well-planned settling-in arrangements help children to feel secure and grow in confidence.

Children's emotional well-being is high. • Performance management of staff does not provide the managers with in-depth evaluations of all areas of staff practice, in order to raise the quality to the highest levels. • Managers have not yet focussed their commitment and passion to driving all areas of practice to the highest levels through uncompromising and incisive self-evaluation.