Giant Steps Nursery

Activities: Staff plan interesting activities to support the curriculum. For example, older children eagerly look for squares and the colour black in the setting's environment. Younger children explore the sensory room, marvelling at the pebble lights.

Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Staff understand how to introduce the next steps in learning for each child to support their good progress. Independence skills are nurtured when children pour their own drinks and scrape their plates.

Communication: Parents appreciate the daily feedback about their child's day. They report that their children have 'come on in leaps and bounds', for instance, in their communication and social skills.

Programs and Resources: There are effective partnerships with parents and external professionals to understand and meet all children's needs. Staff carefully monitor children's progress and any area of developmental delay. This leads to swift referrals and early intervention. The support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities is successful.

Staff Training: Staff recently attended specialist training to better support children attending the setting. They gained advice from experts about what resources to purchase for their sensory room to have the most impact.

Welcoming and Professional Staff: Parents comment that the staff are friendly and supportive. Children are eager to attend and greet each other warmly on arrival. Staff form positive relationships with children and their families.

Safeguarding Training: Staff are vigilant, and children are well supervised. Staff are clear about their safeguarding responsibilities. They know what to do if they are concerned about a child or a colleague's behaviour. They have a robust knowledge about the system for referrals.

Play and Learning Integration: Staff understand how to introduce the next steps in learning for each child to support their good progress.

Transition to Primary School: Staff ensure that children learn independence skills, such as pouring their own drinks and scraping their plates, which prepares them for primary school.

Diversity Management: Staff support children's language and communication skills well. Family photographs are displayed, and staff encourage children to talk about themselves and each other. This promotes children's sense of belonging and self-esteem.

Child Safety Management: The premises are safe and secure. Children are taught to use scissors safely.

Children's Safety and Security: Children feel safe due to the nurturing and inclusive setting. Staff form positive relationships with children which helps them feel secure.

Teaching Personal Safety: Children learn to keep themselves safe, for instance, when they are taught to use scissors safely.

Happiness and Settling: Children are happy and well settled in this nurturing and inclusive setting. They behave well and are eager to learn.

Nutritional Menu: Children's good health is promoted well. Staff provide healthy meals and snacks and children learn about different fruits and vegetables.