Bright Beginnings

Activities: Staff plan activities based on children's likes and interests.

Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Children use different objects to roll, poke and squeeze the dough for small physical movements; older children examine tadpoles to learn about the life cycle of a frog.

Communication: Partnership with parents is good; parents feel that they are listened to.

Programs and Resources: The knowledgeable SENCo knows children's needs well and ensures gaps in development close quickly.

Welcoming and Professional Staff: All staff are attentive and are good role models; parents speak extremely highly of the nursery.

Safeguarding Training: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

Play and Learning Integration: Staff support children's communication and language development well using resources like 'babble bags'.

Transition to Primary School: Staff plan children's transitions to new rooms well, which are based on their individual needs.

Child Safety Management: There is an open and positive culture around safeguarding that puts children's interests first.

Children's Safety and Security: The nursery benefits from a consistent staff team, who have worked together over many years; children feel safe.

Happiness and Settling: Children leave their parents and carers confidently at the door and settle quickly at their chosen activities.

Nutritional Menu: The nursery cook provides children with freshly cooked and nutritious meals and snacks.