A WINNINGTON nursery has been rated ‘good’ by Ofsted.

Little Angels Day Nursery achieved the rating in the categories effectiveness of leadership, contribution of the early years provision and how well the provision meets the needs of the children.

Insp Terence Gould said: “The learning environment provided in all three rooms is warm, welcoming, well organised and attractive for children.

“A wide range and variety of resources are available for children to independently choose from, and these provide appropriate learning opportunities across the seven areas of learning.

“Support for children's language and communication skills is an outstanding feature of practice. Staff are highly skilled in promoting and modelling language and take many opportunities to support this.”

The report also said that the early years provision is contributing to the well-being of children.

Insp Gould said: “Staff place a strong emphasis on promoting children's emotional well-being. They engage with children at their level and are very successful in helping children to settle quickly.

Allison Hancock, owner and manager said: “We have received some excellent comments and feedback from the inspector.

“We feel very proud that the report recognises all of our positive contributions towards the children’s learning, development and wellbeing.

“As a staff team we work extremely hard to achieve this and are delighted that our hard work has been officially recognised.”