William Patten Daycare

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • The manager and staff are hardworking, experienced and ambitious.

They strive to raise outcomes for all children. The manager uses effective systems for monitoring and evaluating all practice, to sustain good standards. For example, plans include developing the outdoor area so children can have access to a range of natural resources.

The manager takes account of the views of staff, parents and children in this process. • Partnerships with parents are strong. Parents are full of praise for the good-quality care their children receive.

They welcome the helpful advice that staff provide to continue their children's learning at home. Parents... are encouraged by staff and are readily involved in the nursery. They take part in a range of events, such as eating with their children at mealtimes and celebrating different cultural events.

This enables children to learn about the wider world. • Staff use a range of strategies, props, sign language and visual aids to develop children's speech and language effectively. This includes support for children who are learning to speak English as an additional language.

For example, children eagerly participate in circle time sessions to talk about their experiences of going on holiday, sometimes to different countries, such as Japan, Korea and Spain. In this way, children's confidence, listening and attention skills are extended. • Staff work diligently and successfully with a range of professionals.

For instance, a specialist teacher provides individually planned programmes of support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. • Staff's assessment procedures upon entry are not routinely precise enough to enable them to rigorously monitor children's overall development. • On occasions, staff do not provide enough challenge to help children make the best possible progress in their learning.

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