St Joseph’s Nursery

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • Partnerships with other professionals and outside agencies are good. Practitioners share information in a timely manner to help ensure that children and families get the support they need.

• Practitioners concentrate on promoting children's communication and language skills throughout the setting. This helps to ensure that all children leave with the communication skills they need for their future learning, including those children who speak English as an additional language. • Children are provided with a wide range of experiences indoors and outdoors.

Overall, they are independent learners who make good use of the resources and activities in bo...th areas. • Practitioners identify gaps in children's learning and development quickly and take decisive action. The monitoring of children's development clearly demonstrates that any gaps in their learning are steadily closing.

• Practitioners do not fully consider the individual needs of older children and how to further promote their independence during lunchtime routines. • Practitioners do not consistently make clear to children their expectations for good behaviour. • The organisation of resources in the toddler room does not fully encourage children to be independent or sustain their interest in play.