Wiggles And Giggles Day Nursery

Activities: Children thrive and flourish in this warm and welcoming learning environment. They have fun exploring the wide array of fabulous activities on offer. Young babies press and squish paint under cling film and see what happens when they mix it. Older babies explore the outdoors on their walk in the rain. They splash in puddles around the ponds as they go on a 'bear hunt', looking for ducks and bears. Toddlers enjoy pouring and scooping cereals mixed with oats and hear what noise it makes when they roll toy cars over the mixture.

Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Each child is treated as unique and staff plan an interesting and well-thought-out curriculum for them. Consequently, children are making good, and in some cases rapid, progress in their learning which will support them for their eventual move to school.

Communication: The provider and her staff team ensure every parent feels valued. They get to know their children very well, discussing what each child knows and what they can do, and this enables them to plan activities for each child to support their learning.

Community Building: The provider and her staff team ensure every parent feels valued. Parents say that the setting, especially the staff, 'is amazing'.

Programs and Resources: Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are supported extremely well. Resources have been brought to ensure that they can experience playing alongside their friends. For example, in the pre-school room, telephones with long tubes have been extremely useful in providing an opportunity for a child to listen and hear their friends. The setting is also supporting a deaf student in gaining experience with working with children. As a result, all children are learning British Sign Language.

Staff Training: The setting is also supporting a deaf student in gaining experience with working with children. As a result, all children are learning British Sign Language.

Welcoming and Professional Staff: Staff are warm and welcoming. The open-plan environment means that all children see the staff within the nursery, as well as their peers and siblings. There is a real close-knit family feel and this helps children feel safe and secure.

Safeguarding Training: All staff know what action they would take if concerned about a child in their care and have a good understanding of the types of abuse and other wider safeguarding issues. Whistle-blowing procedures were fully understood. Staff said they would not hesitate to take action if required.

Play and Learning Integration: Children thrive and flourish in this warm and welcoming learning environment. They have fun exploring the wide array of fabulous activities on offer.

Transition to Primary School: Consequently, children are making good, and in some cases rapid, progress in their learning which will support them for their eventual move to school.

Child Safety Management: Effective risk assessments are place, especially outdoors where there is open water nearby.

Children's Safety and Security: Children are learning how to keep themselves safe and are allowed to take managed risks. Staff model how to use equipment safely.

Happiness and Settling: Staff are warm and welcoming. The open-plan environment means that all children see the staff within the nursery, as well as their peers and siblings. There is a real close-knit family feel and this helps children feel safe and secure. Transitions from one room to another are supported by this, as children already know the staff. Even so, their key worker goes and spends time with them in their new room to ensure it is a smooth transition. Staff are excellent role models and as a result children's behaviour is very good.

Nutritional Menu: Older children help themselves to their lunch, which is freshly cooked. Children learn about the importance of being healthy as they wash their hands after activities and before food. They talk about the food they eat and that it makes them healthy and strong.