Little Waves Day Nursery

Activities: Staff regularly evaluate children's learning and monitor their progress. They interact with children very well and support their communication and language skills to a good level.

Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Staff regularly evaluate children's learning and monitor their progress. They interact with children very well and support their communication and language skills to a good level.

Communication: Staff keep parents well-informed about their child's learning and development. Parents are extremely complimentary about the service provided.

Community Building: Partnerships with parents are a key strength of the nursery.

Programs and Resources: Staff attend training and use their new skills well to enhance outcomes for children. For example, staff have introduced Makaton to further support children's ability to communicate.

Staff Training: Staff attend training and use their new skills well to enhance outcomes for children. For example, staff have introduced Makaton to further support children's ability to communicate.

Welcoming and Professional Staff: Staff provide a warm, welcoming and nurturing environment. They are effective in supporting children's strong emotional attachments. This helps children to settle in quickly and become ready to learn.

Safeguarding Training: Safeguarding is effective. Staff are knowledgeable and vigilant. They have a very secure understanding of the child protection procedures and how to report any concerns they may have about a child.

Play and Learning Integration: Staff provide plenty of opportunities for younger children to explore, investigate and learn to solve problems. For example, younger children work out which toys will roll down the ramp into the water. They learn about shape and colour as they dip toy cars into paint and then create patterns as they roll them onto paper.

Transition to Primary School: Children gain skills that prepare them well for their next stage in learning, including school.

Child Safety Management: Staff identify and take action to minimise any potential hazards within the nursery and on outings to help to ensure children's safety.

Children's Safety and Security: Staff provide a warm, welcoming and nurturing environment. They are effective in supporting children's strong emotional attachments. This helps children to settle in quickly and become ready to learn.

Nutritional Menu: Children benefit from nutritious snacks and food. Staff make mealtimes a happy, social occasion.