The Duckling Nursery

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

The provision is good • Children show good levels of perseverance and imagination as they play in the superb outdoor play area. They have fun and work together during activities, showing good cooperation. • Excellent relationships are developed with other professionals that work with children.

This helps to ensure that children are supported to make good progress relative to their starting points. • Children enjoy a good range of physical play opportunities. They have fun climbing ladders and show very good coordination as they weave around obstacles in their path.

This demonstrates children's good spatial awareness. • The provider ensures that she regularly asks staff f...or their views about how the nursery could improve. Children are listened to and parental feedback is sought through discussion, a suggestion box and questionnaires.

This helps to inform the provider's detailed plans for future improvements. It is not yet outstanding because: • Staff do not always use information from assessments as effectively as possible, to identify and plan precise next steps for younger children's learning. • Professional development plans are not precisely targeted on raising the quality of staff's teaching to an even higher level.

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