Lower Earley Day Nursery and Pre-School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

The provision is good • Management has an ambitious vision and high expectations to drive ongoing improvement within this nursery to improve outcomes for every child.

• Management carefully monitors all children's progress. Managers successfully identify and address any emerging gaps in children's learning. For example, they provided additional learning experiences that helped narrow any emerging gap in boys' language skills.

• Babies have developed strong attachments with staff who care for them. They confidently approach staff for cuddles and are sung to and gently rocked. These close relationships ensure that children feel safe and secure and are emotionally well prep...ared for the next stages in their learning.

• Staff give good levels of support to children moving between rooms within the nursery and for those attending other early years settings or school. Staff complete transition forms and meet with key persons and teachers to discuss children's progress. • Staff work well with parents to find solutions to meet children's individual needs.

For example, they looked at strategies with the local authority inclusion officer to help manage different types of behaviours and shared these with parents. It is not yet outstanding because: • Some staff do not use their good teaching skills to fully engage and challenge younger children to extend their chosen play and learning even further. • Some play areas are not consistently organised so they sustain younger children's interest and support their enjoyment, learning and imagination.