Spring - Layfield

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

The provision is good • Staff use assessments effectively.

They identify children's next steps for learning and plan purposeful opportunities to build on their existing knowledge and skills. Children make good progress from their starting points. • Children are happy and content.

They have strong bonds with staff and each other and enjoy their time in this stimulating learning environment. Staff are positive role models and children behave extremely well. • Parents are very complimentary about the nursery.

They comment that they feel welcome and valued and staff respect the individuality of their children. Parents talk highly of the good communication between th...e nursery and home. • The manager has a successful system in place to evaluate the effectiveness of provision.

She makes ongoing improvements to the nursery to enhance children's experiences and to secure their continued good progress. It is not yet outstanding because: • At times, staff miss opportunities to develop older children's understanding of shape, space and measure during everyday activities. • At present, the manager does not always use staff performance systems to share good practice and identify training to further improve the quality of the provision.

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