Yellow Brick Road, Bracebridge Heath

Activities: Children's learning and development are promoted well. Pre-school children learn about the Earth and which habitats different animals live in, while toddlers enjoy listening to stories.

Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Children make good progress in their learning. Toddlers are active learners who explore the environment and activities freely. They learn through play and staff's interactions with them. Pre-school children are confident talkers who communicate clearly.

Communication: Parents speak highly of the staff. They comment that they are provided with a good amount of information about their children and that communication between nursery and home is excellent.

Community Building: Staff organise stay-and-play sessions where parents come in to the nursery. Parents find out about what their children are learning and how they can support their development and broaden their experiences further at home.

Welcoming and Professional Staff: Staff know children well and are genuinely interested in them. Children happily wave their parents goodbye as staff welcome them to this warm and homely nursery.

Safeguarding Training: The owner, manager and staff all have a clear understanding of their responsibilities regarding child protection.

Play and Learning Integration: Pre-school children listen carefully to what staff teach them about the Earth and space. They ask if they can have a go at teaching their friends and take it in turns to hold a book up and explain what they have learned.

Transition to Primary School: The key-person system is well embedded and ensures that babies have consistent staff caring for them.

Child Safety Management: Children are cared for by conscientious staff who provide a safe and secure environment. They learn to keep themselves safe as they carefully walk down the stairs while closely supervised by staff.

Children's Safety and Security: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. All staff are suitable to work with children because the owner and manager complete comprehensive checks during recruitment and on an ongoing basis.

Happiness and Settling: Children arrive at nursery excited to start their day. They happily wave their parents goodbye as staff welcome them in to this warm and homely nursery.

Nutritional Menu: Children enjoy healthy and nutritious home-cooked meals. Toddlers and pre-school children serve themselves the portion they would like and often go back for second helpings.