Alpha Kids Day Nursery

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • Staff form strong and effective relationships with parents, who are complimentary about the quality of their children's care, experience and progress. Parents positively value the good communication they receive from staff about their children's care and learning and the way in which they are engaged as partners in reviewing their children's progress.

• The quality of teaching is consistently good and the key-worker system is used effectively. Staff use accurate observations of children's learning during play to identify next steps and plan for children's continued development. • Staff effectively plan the environment and curriculum in ways that offer eac...h child the chance to play, explore and learn from diverse, good-quality resources, and indoor and outdoor learning opportunities.

• Children make good progress in relation to their individual starting points. The strong emphasis on the promotion of communication and language helps all children to become confident speakers from an early age. • Arrangements to monitor any differences in progress in relation to groups of children who attend the nursery are in their infancy.