Withernsea Day Nursery

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

The provision is good • The management and qualified staff team have high aspirations for the nursery. The views of children, staff and parents are successfully included in the action plans to continually strengthen practice and further enhance children's experiences. • Children really enjoy their time in this warm and welcoming setting.

They particularly enjoy playing and exploring in the superb outdoor area, which supports all areas of learning. Children add vegetable crops to their ingredients in the mud kitchen, which provokes their curiosity and motivates their interests and learning further. • Staff accurately assess children's learning and plan activities based on their in...terests and needs well.

Staff provide targeted interventions and support. The manager closely tracks the progress of individuals and groups of children. She uses additional funding effectively to help children to make good progress.

• The key-person system is effective in building relationships with children and their parents, meeting children's different needs. Children are settled and secure. • Children are very happy and confident.

They are learning how to manage small risks and challenges safely, such as using a knife to cut their fruit for their snack. It is not yet outstanding because: • Staff have not fully explored ways to gather further information from all parents, to contribute to children's ongoing assessments. • Staff do not consistently explain to children the importance of treating resources and their environment with care.

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