Snowflakes Day Nursery & Montessori

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

The provision is outstanding • The manager shows high levels of energy and dedication to his role. He has established and implements very effective ways to monitor and enhance the quality of the provision. As a result, staff have raised standards to ensure they provide children with the highest quality of care and teaching.

• The self-evaluation process is rigorous. The manager seeks, and acts on, the views of parents and other professionals very effectively to target areas for improvement. For example, he has led the refurbishments of the indoor environments very successfully.

This has significantly enhanced children's self-care and independence skills. • Staff place a ...great emphasis on following children's interests. They use their superb skills to build on what children know and can do, to keep them highly motivated to learn during activities and spontaneous play.

• Staff help children to make rapid and sustained progress from their starting points. Many children, including those who speak English as an additional language, make remarkable progress in their communication and language skills. • Supervision of children is highly effective.

For example, staff deploy themselves carefully to help support children's individual needs. • Children of all ages, including those who are new to the setting, develop very strong attachments with staff. They show that they feel extremely safe and very secure.