Spring Wittering

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

The provision is good • Leaders are passionate about their role and motivate staff to provide a very childcentred approach. Staff feel valued and are well supported in their work and professional development.

• The quality of teaching is good and at times, outstanding. Staff know the children very well and ensure activities support children's individual stage of development and their emerging interests. Staff accurately assess children's progress and these are regularly reviewed to ensure consistency across the nursery.

• Partnerships with parents and other professionals are effective in providing children with consistency and continuity in their care and learning. Paren...ts state they feel well informed about their child's progress and how to support their ongoing learning at home. This contributes to the good progress children make in their learning.

• Children build strong bonds with staff from the start. Staff gather detailed information from parents to establish children's starting points and to support children's emotional well-being. Children demonstrate they feel safe and secure and are confident to seek reassurance should they feel upset.

• Staff provide a calm relaxed atmosphere where children are valued and learn to respect each other and the environment. Children behave well and build a good sense of what is right and wrong. It is not yet outstanding because: • Sometimes staff do not make the most of opportunities to support children's understanding and development in mathematics, in relation to space, shape and measure.