Northumberland Day Nursery

Activities: Children thrive in this welcoming and safe nursery... They quickly settle as they find their favourite activities in the exciting environment the staff have carefully created.

Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Children demonstrate their knowledge well by explaining clearly that the ice melts due to the warm temperature of their hands.

Communication: Staff talk to about what children have been doing and find out information about children's interests at home.

Community Building: Staff use a range of methods to communicate with ... Parents feel that the staff keep them really well informed.

Programs and Resources: Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are supported well.

Welcoming and Professional Staff: Staff have a very good relationship with parents... Staff are kind and caring and develop strong bonds with the children.

Safeguarding Training: Staff working with children aged under two years have attended training on safer sleeping.

Play and Learning Integration: Staff manage children's behaviour effectively... This means children engage well in their learning and are quick to act on instruction.

Transition to Primary School: Children are prepared well for their future learning.

Diversity Management: Staff introduce simple signing to support children with limited spoken language, and English as an additional language, to communicate.

Child Safety Management: There are procedures in place to minimise risks, indoors and outdoors... The manager ensures that staff attend a wealth of training on child protection to keep their knowledge and skills up to date.

Children's Safety and Security: Children learn to identify hazards, as they take part in risk assessments before they transfer into the outdoor play space.

Teaching Personal Safety: Leaders and staff have secure knowledge of the different types of abuse and key indicators for concern.

Happiness and Settling: Children thrive in this welcoming and safe nursery.

Nutritional Menu: Staff talk to children about the benefits of healthy food choices and regular exercise.