Shining Pandas Nursery

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • The provider, who is the manager, is committed to making improvements. She routinely reviews ongoing action plans, setting clear targets to make positive changes.

For example, recent developments in the garden have enhanced learning opportunities for those children that prefer to play outside. • Children are happy and very sociable. They enter the nursery confidently and engage in their self-chosen play with great enthusiasm.

• Staff facilitate children's independence very well. They have created an interesting and well-organised learning environment, indoors and outdoors. • Staff complete accurate observations of children's learning and track th...eir progress well.

This means that any learning gaps for individuals or groups of children are swiftly identified and addressed. • Staff have good relationships with a range of external agencies. This contributes strongly to meeting children's care and learning needs.

All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities and those in receipt of additional funding, make good progress in their learning. • Staff implement effective risk assessments to minimise hazards to children. This helps to ensure their safety and welfare as they play.

• Staff do not fully ensure that all parents have a precise picture of what their children need to learn next to help maximise children's learning at the setting and at home. • Staff do not use all opportunities to challenge children's mathematical development during their play. • Staff do not make the best use of opportunities to help children develop an awareness of diversity, such as the cultures, traditions and experiences of others that may be different to their own.