The Watership Down Nursery

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

The provision is good • The manager/owner and staff team demonstrate a strong commitment to improving outcomes for children. They have worked effectively since their registration to evaluate and reflect on their practice, and have put together detailed action plans which they review regularly.

• Staff provide a rich and varied environment for children. They plan a superb range of playful experiences that particularly enthuses and motivates individual children to learn. Staff are highly effective in promoting the particular needs, abilities and interests of all children.

• Children's behaviour is exemplary. Older children's self-regulation and negotiating skills are highl...y developed. Children demonstrate tremendously thoughtful and sensitive attitudes as they cooperate and play games together.

• Children's make good progress in their communication and language skills. Staff expertly tailor their interactions to meet young children's developing language needs precisely. They consistently extend children's vocabulary, introducing new words and engaging them in conversations.

Children listen very carefully, maintain interest and acquire new language. • Parents are happy with the nursery. They express how much their children love attending.

Parents receive regular information about their children's progress and are encouraged to continue with their children's learning at home. It is not yet outstanding because: • Staff do not work consistently in partnership with other settings that children attend, to enhance children's individual learning. • Staff do not obtain detailed information from parents about what children already know and can do when they first start, to help them fully plan their learning from the outset.