Jolly Time Nursery

What is it like to attend this early years setting?

Children are happy to attend the setting. They separate happily from their parents, demonstrating that they feel safe and secure, and are warmly greeted by staff. The children choose activities to join in with and are supported by the friendly staff team. Children have good relationships with the adults, who know them well. They access a range of learning opportunities that are both familiar to them and also develop their learning throughout the week. For example, the children have been making masks for Chinese New Year and were very excited to complete the sticking and painting of them.

The children have time to play, both inside and outside. They are encouraged to run and move outside. The also brought their dragon mask outside, chasing each other, while other children played with drums, just as they had seen in a story. Opportunities such as these support their physical development.

Children have good communication and language skills. Staff encourage them with familiar songs and rhymes, which children confidently join in with. At mealtimes, children happily chat to each other and the adults while they eat. This strengthens the children's positive behaviour and their relationships with each other.

Children are well behaved and cooperate with each other. Staff encourage children to share and take turns during activities and have high expectations of the children.

What the setting must and should do next

The provider should:

• ensure that children are given every opportunity to develop their independence and self-help skills in everyday activities
• support staff to develop children's communication and language by giving children enough time to respond to questions and share their thoughts and feelings.