A Perfect Start

Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: All staff know their key children well and regularly observe them. They use this information to plan for children's next steps in learning and development.

Communication: Staff share information about children's progress with parents to support and encourage them to continue their children's learning at home.

Welcoming and Professional Staff: Children are happy and look forward to the time they spend at the nursery. They feel safe and form secure bonds with the caring and positive staff.

Safeguarding Training: Staff are positive role models. They promote good manners and encourage children's self-care skills, independence and good hygiene routines. Children's behavior is good.

Play and Learning Integration: Staff provide a wide range of resources and equipment to inspire children to initiate and develop their own play. For example, children role play being firefighters and staff encourage them to use the items they have made as fire hoses to put out the fire.

Transition to Primary School: Children gain independence as they pour drinks, serve their own snack and take it back to their table. Children use a range of writing materials as they play. They are confident and demonstrate positive attitudes to their play and learning. They are gaining good skills in readiness for school.

Child Safety Management: Staff have a good knowledge of child protection issues and fully understand their safeguarding responsibilities and the procedures to follow if they have any concerns about a child's welfare.

Children's Safety and Security: Children are happy and look forward to the time they spend at the nursery. They feel safe and form secure bonds with the caring and positive staff.

Happiness and Settling: Children are happy and look forward to the time they spend at the nursery. They feel safe and form secure bonds with the caring and positive staff. They have the confidence to go to the staff for support and attention when they need.

Nutritional Menu: Staff encourage children to eat healthy meals and snacks, and they offer a range of fresh fruit and vegetables.