Steps Community Nursery

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is outstanding • The leadership and management of the setting are inspiring. The leaders and managers continually strive for improvement and they use innovation to drive developments. • Staff benefit from excellent and splendid support, including those who are new to the team.

They benefit from highly focused observations of their teaching, supervision arrangements and working in partnership with other professionals. This helps staff reflect upon, improve and develop their outstanding teaching even further. • Working in partnership with other agencies and parents is highly developed.

Parents receive a wealth of information about the setting, their children...'s progress and the ways to support and extend learning at home. Parents are actively involved in the monitoring and assessments of their children. This helps ensure that all children make exceptional progress in their learning.

• All children flourish in the setting. They are visibly happy and well cared for. The nursery has an inclusive approach and, as a result, the needs of each individual child are thoroughly catered for.

Staff work highly effectively as a team to ensure the commitment to children's well-being. Staff have high expectations of all children and actively rejoice in their individuality. • There is significant support for the children and their families.

Sustained help for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) is a particular strength. They are well integrated and provided for, helping them to make ongoing excellent progress from their starting points. • Staff are committed and relentless in their pursuit of excellence, reflecting constantly on their current practice to ensure that children maintain the highest levels of achievement.

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