Spring - Highfield

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

The provision is good • Staff are skilled early years practitioners who have a good understanding of how young children learn and develop. They provide a wide range of experiences that helps children to make good progress in their learning.

• Partnerships with the host school and external professionals are strong. Effective information sharing arrangements help to provide a consistent approach to supporting children's individual needs, including those who have special educational needs and/or disabilities. • The manager is a confident, competent leader.

She reviews the experiences staff provide for children and ensures that activities support their stage of development. ...Ongoing reviews of children's progress ensure children receive the help and support they need, to narrow any possible gaps in their learning. • Children are polite and courteous towards each other and show a good understanding of expectations and boundaries in the nursery.

Staff provide gentle reminders, if required, and help children to explore how they and others are feeling. It is not yet outstanding because: • Occasionally, staff do not make the most of opportunities to extend very young children's early communication skills even further. • Staff do not provide consistently high levels of challenge as older children take part in activities, to support them to make the highest levels of progress in their learning.