The Manor Preschool Nursery

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good The management and staff team are well-qualified and highly experienced practitioners.

They are passionate and enthusiastic about their work and have high expectations for the nursery. They work cooperatively together to provide a safe and secure, bright and homely environment for all children. Children gain the necessary skills needed to prepare them for their future learning.

Staff carefully plan the arrangements for children's future move to school. They monitor and collect detailed information about children's learning and identify how they can best support them to make progress. Children make good progress from their individual starting points....

Partnerships with parents are strong. Staff keep parents updated with their children's development and regularly share children's next steps in learning to help them support further learning at home. Parents state they are extremely pleased with the nursery and the progress their children are making.

Staff are very attentive, nurturing and caring. Children and their parents build warm and trusting relationships with staff. Children are happy and settle easily on arrival.

Children behave appropriately and their emotional well-being is fostered well. It is not yet outstanding because: The organisation of large group times does not always allow children to remain focused and fully engaged in their learning. Staff do not always maximise opportunities in the learning environment to broaden children's literacy development.