Portico at Moss Bank

Activities: Older children in the room wait in excited anticipation for their sing and sign session to start. This supports the rapid development of children's language and communication skills.

Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Staff have a very clear shared understanding about what they want every child to learn. Assessment is used highly effectively to identify what children know and can do, and what their next steps are.

Communication: Parents are full of praise for the nursery and staff. They feel well informed about their child's progress and how they can continue the learning at home.

Programs and Resources: Leaders and managers are passionate about all children, achieving their maximum potential. They make timely referrals and work proactively with a range of agencies.

Staff Training: They ensure that all children are very well supported and make rapid progress.

Welcoming and Professional Staff: Staff skilfully use activities to develop the children's language, ensuring that all children make the very best progress.

Safeguarding Training: Staff are knowledgeable and confident about identifying when a child may be at risk of harm and know how to report any concerns.

Play and Learning Integration: Babies chuckle as they use chalks and crayons to draw on a huge piece of paper, developing their core muscles and coordination skills exceptionally well.

Transition to Primary School: Parents talk with pride about how their children have thrived since starting to attend the nursery and developed tremendously well.

Child Safety Management: Staff carry out daily risk assessments, which ensures that the premises are safe and secure.

Children's Safety and Security: All staff are knowledgeable about identifying when a child may be at risk of harm. Policies and procedures are robust and well embedded.

Happiness and Settling: Children thrive at this inspirational and happy nursery. They come in smiling, greeting the staff with a cheerful 'good morning' and eager to start their day. Babies are smiley, happy and very relaxed.

Nutritional Menu: Children serve themselves from a range of healthy foods. Staff promote making healthy choices and introduce advanced new vocabulary such as 'carbohydrate'.