St Aidans Nursery School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

The provision is good • The manager understands the benefits to children when she works in close partnership with other professionals.

For example, she plans to work with the local school to introduce forest school and develop children's play in the natural environment. • Staff are skilful at extending children's learning as they play. For instance, they ask questions to promote children's thinking and problem-solving skills.

Staff make suggestions to add challenge and interest. For example, they ask if two legs are enough, when children make an alien. Children make good progress from their starting points.

• Staff build good relationships with children and thei...r parents to ensure children's self-esteem and feelings of emotional security are promoted to a high level. For example, they help children confidently talk about the lives of people who are familiar to them. • Staff act as positive role models.

They consistently treat children with respect and offer specific praise and encouragement to motivate them. Children behave well. • The manager consistently reflects on her practice.

She regularly collects the views of staff, parents and children to help identify her strengths and weaknesses and help her continually improve. It is not yet outstanding because: • Although staff identify the next steps in children's learning, they do not provide parents with the precise information required from the start, to support children's learning at home. • Children learning English as an additional language do not have access to a range of books, songs and nursery rhymes in their home language to help value their heritage.