The Fun Factory

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

The provision is good • Children are happy, well settled and have a positive sense of belonging.

They form strong attachments to the nursery staff, who know the children, their families and their specific routines well. They meet children's emotional and physical needs effectively. • The manager monitors the overall progress all children make.

This enables her to identify any gaps in children's learning. She supports staff effectively in implementing plans to help children to catch up if necessary. • Leaders successfully reflect on the setting's practice.

They seek the views of parents and staff to help identify strengths and areas to improve. • Partnerships wit...h parents are good. Staff use effective communication methods to share information with parents about their child's learning and development.

Parents' feedback is positive. They praise the high standards of care and comment how their children have made significant progress since starting at the nursery. • Staff have a good understanding of how children learn and develop.

They complete observations on children as they play to enable them to effectively monitor their achievements. Staff then use these to plan children's next steps in learning to help consistently ensure they make good progress in their development. • Resources are easily accessible and children know what is available to play with, indoors and outdoors.

Consequently, children are confident to explore within the setting and choose what they want to do and play with. It is not yet outstanding because: • On occasion, staff working with older children do not consistently help them understand how to keep themselves and others safe. • At times, staff do not consistently provide an environment that helps all children to sustain their concentration during activities and benefit from uninterrupted play.