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Quality of care

The nursery aims to provide the highest quality of care and education within a happy, warm, secure and stimulating environment. These are important, formative years and our provision meets the individual needs of all children, enabling them to become confident happy learners.

The nursery is registered with Ofsted and was last inspected in April 2023. All areas were judged as ‘Good’. You can read the Ofsted report here.

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2023 Ofsted Report Highlights

“Children come into the nursery with pleasure and enthusiasm. They independently follow established routines, hanging up their coats and bags. Children eagerly greet their friends and staff alike”

“Where there are disagreements, staff deal with these sensitively and skilfully. They encourage children to speak about their feelings, supporting their understanding of how their actions impact on how others might feel.”

“Children are provided with a healthy diet. They understand the importance of eating healthily. Children are developing good oral hygiene practices, cleaning their teeth after lunch.”

“Parents speak highly of the nursery and its staff. They value the regular and detailed information they receive, as well as the availability of the staff to discuss any concerns they have. Parents appreciate the advice and guidance they have to support learning at home, such as home learning bags, the lending library and the information evenings.”

“Staff prepare children well for the next stage of their education, including school. Children learn to independently manage their personal care. They listen and follow simple instructions. Children enjoy listening to stories and will often curl up in a cosy corner with a favourite book or listen to poems and songs.”

“Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), are well supported. Staff engage with parents to ensure consistent strategies are used at home and in the nursery. Staff seek the advice of external professionals and this helps to support the good progress these children make.”

“Children learn about similarities and differences between themselves and others. For instance, they read stories about other cultures and recognise that some people use wheelchairs to aid their mobility. Parents, and others from the local community, bring clothes and food from their home culture for children to see and sample.”

“Children’s communication and language skills are developed effectively. Staff talk to children in clear voices to help support accurate pronunciation. Children enjoy activities relating to poems and stories. For instance, they read a story about a hedgehog and create their own hedgehog from modelling dough. Staff extend children’s vocabulary, introducing words, such as ‘spiky.'”

“The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Staff benefit from frequent and comprehensive safeguarding training. They have a thorough understanding of their responsibilities to keep children safe at all times. Staff know who to inform, and the procedures to follow, should they have a concern about a child’s safety or welfare. “