Tiny Stars Day Nursery

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good The manager is dedicated and passionate about her role. She is ambitious about the continual improvement of the setting, acting upon the views of parents and children. Parents are complimentary about the care their children receive.

Staff embrace children's home cultures and customs. They help children to understand why people have different lifestyles and learn about their differences. Children have good opportunities to find out about their local communities and the wider world.

Children are happy and settled. They demonstrate good behaviour and benefit from positive praise. Staff remind children of rules and boundaries to keep them safe during p...lay, giving clear examples such as 'kind hands and kind feet' and 'we walk inside'.

Staff support children who have special educational needs (SEN) and/or disabilities exceptionally well. Staff develop effective partnerships with a wide range of other professionals to provide children with individual tailored support. Children learn to become independent, selecting their own healthy snacks and tidying away the resources in the snack café.

Children learn about healthy lifestyles and new life, for example, through growing vegetables in the outdoor planting area. It is not yet outstanding because: At lunchtime, staff deployment means children are not consistently engaged and supported when eating. Although staff have good relationships with parents, they miss opportunities to encourage parents to contribute to their child's learning and development.