Ofstead Rating

We were rated ‘Good’ in the 2022 Ofsted inspection. 

Comments we are particularly proud of:

• The curriculum is well planned, structured and sequenced. Staff understand children's current level of development and how to help them develop further. 
• Leaders and managers arrange sessions with external experts in sports coaching and singing. Staff have high expectations, and all children make progress.
• The manager regularly reflects on practice and evaluates the setting to ensure that continuous improvements benefit children's learning.
• Children's interests are well understood and nurtured by staff, and children's emerging interests are used to guide improvements, such as an extended planting area.
• Children benefit from extensive time spent outdoors, in all weathers. They get plenty of fresh air and are physically active. They ably climb, balance, run and jump.
• Children learn how to keep themselves healthy. They make 'vegetable smoothies' in the role-play area, talking to each other about what foods are healthy. 
• Children benefit from a broad curriculum to support their development and good teaching from staff. 
• Staff engage in good-quality conversations with children. They encourage children to share their ideas and build their vocabulary through storytelling, role play and games. 
• Parents recommend... and comment that their children settle well and are happy to attend. Regular information is shared about children's progress through an online application.
• The manager cares about staff well-being, and staff say they feel supported in their roles. They have high morale and work effectively as a team. Staff have regular supervisions to develop their practice, and there are many opportunities for them to extend their professional development. The key-person system is well organised to ensure that children build strong bonds and have targeted individual support for their next steps.
• Children are well prepared for their next stage in education and benefit from the setting's close links with the primary school.

To view the full Ofsted inspection report, please click here.