Barton Day Nurseries Limited

What is it like to attend this early years setting?

The dedicated leadership team have worked hard with the staff to address weaknesses raised at the previous inspection. As a result, the provision is much improved. Children arrive at the safe and stimulating setting full of smiles. They gleefully greet staff at the door and confidently wave goodbye to their parents. Children understand what it expected of them. For example, they take off their own coats and hats and hang these up on their own coat peg. Children excitedly enter their dedicated rooms, immediately find their friends and settle to play. Babies love to snuggle into their key person and enjoy one-to-one time with the staff. Toddlers and pre-school children demonstrate high levels of self-confidence and self-esteem. For example, they introduce themselves to visitors and are interested and inquisitive about why they are at the setting.

Staff implement a well-balanced and flexible curriculum. They place a sharp focus on helping children to develop key skills, such as their communication and language, physical and social skills. As a result, all children, including those who have special educational needs and/or disabilities, develop particularly well in these areas.

What the setting must and should do next

The provider should:

• strengthen current arrangements for staff supervision and coaching to further support staff to develop their quality of education practice to the highest levels
• review how some routine times of the day are carried out so that children have even more opportunities to build on their existing independence and self-help skills.