The Ark Association Ltd (2)

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • The manager and staff reflect on the quality of the provision. They gather feedback from parents and value their comments.

Staff make changes to how they plan activities, enabling children to follow their interests more effectively. • Staff provide small-group activities that help children to develop their speaking skills. This is particularly effective for children who speak English as an additional language.

Children make good progress in their communication and language development. • Children demonstrate good physical skills. For example, they chase each other and ride on toys and scooters in the garden.

Children experiment with diff...erent ways of moving and are at expected levels of development for their age. • Staff provide children with opportunities to learn about similarities and differences. Older children develop their understanding of their own and others' cultures and traditions.

• The well-qualified management team supports staff well. Staff attend supervision meetings to reflect on their practice. The training they receive has a positive impact on their understanding of how to challenge older children when they take them for visits to woodland.

For example, they provide opportunities for children to build dens and to use clay to make faces on trees. • The manager does not identify where there are groups of children needing additional support in their learning. • Staff do not ensure that all parents, including those who are hard to reach, are encouraged to be involved in children's learning in the nursery and at home.

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