The Swan Nursery School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

The provision is good • Children enjoy their time at this welcoming nursery. They have many opportunities to play outside, learn about nature and explore the world around them. • Partnerships with parents are excellent.

Staff share regular and detailed reports about children's progress. They offer lots of ideas to help parents continue their children's learning at home. • Staff quickly identify gaps in children's development.

They use this information to plan focused next steps in children's learning to help these gaps to close. Children make good progress in their learning and are well prepared for starting school. • The key-person system supports children's well-being ...and helps them to settle in quickly when they first start at the nursery.

• Staff work well together and take responsibility for planning and delivering activities that cover many aspects of learning. • Children who have special educational needs (SEN) and/or disabilities are supported extremely well by staff. Staff work closely with other professionals to ensure that children and their families benefit from a joined-up approach to their care and education.

It is not yet outstanding because: • The supervision arrangements for staff do not focus on how to extend teaching skills to the highest level. • At times, staff over direct activities. For instance, they sometimes give too many instructions and do not allow enough time for children to follow their own interests.