Stepping Stones

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good The management team is very dedicated and ambitious to provide good-quality play and learning experiences for children. They accurately evaluate the nursery provision, involve and gather the views of staff, parents and children and implement robust development plans to help raise the quality even further. Staff provide a calm, caring and nurturing environment.

Children settle quickly and are very well supported by their key person. They are happy and display a strong sense of belonging. Children are emotionally secure in the nursery.

Children's mathematical skills and understanding are developing well. Staff consistently use play opportunities to e...ncourage children to count, recognise numbers, estimate quantities, complete simple calculations and identify different shapes. Staff develop strong partnerships with parents.

They encourage parental involvement from the moment children start to attend. Parents are kept fully informed about their children's learning. They are very complimentary about the nursery and are pleased with the progress their children make.

Parents describe how their children 'love nursery'. It is not yet outstanding because: On occasions, staff do not ensure that whole group time activities consistently match the developmental stage of the youngest children who attend. Staff do not provide sufficient opportunities for children to learn about communities beyond their immediate experience and develop their awareness of differences between themselves and other people.