Yahoo News The Lancashire nursery where the children 'are happy and settled as they leave their parents at the door'
A nursery where leaders ‘display a strong commitment to providing good-quality experiences for the children who attend’ has received a glowing Ofsted report. An inspector visited Little Stars at The Beeches Child and Family Centre, Accrington, in October and awarded the nursery with a ‘Good’ grade overall.
The Rimington Avenue based nursery was awarded with ‘Good’ in all categories; quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development and leadership and management. The report, which was published on November 12, reads: “Staff develop good relationships with children.
“Children are happy and settled as they leave their parents at the door. They excitedly enter the nursery ready to have fun in the well-organised environment.
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“This demonstrates that children feel safe and secure in the care of the staff.” The inspector praised the children for their positive behaviour, noting how they ‘behave well’ and are ‘kind to each other and share resources’.
In addition, the report highlights staff recognise the children’s emerging interests and plan a curriculum that is based on their interests which the children are ‘eager’ to participate in. Leaders ‘display a strong commitment to providing good-quality experiences for the children who attend’ was also mentioned in the report.
The report continues: “Staff have high expectations for all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities. Staff monitor children closely to identify any gaps in their development and work closely with other professionals.
“This contributes to the good progress that children make from their starting points. Staff offer plenty of opportunities for fresh air and a range of activities in the well resourced outdoor area.
“This offers opportunities that support children to develop their physical skills. For example, children show good control of their bodies as they climb and balance on the play equipment.” The report adds: “Staff have developed a relationship with the local primary school.
“They work closely to share information about children’s individual needs and help prepare children for school. Children join in with forest school sessions on the school site.
“This helps to support them to be more confident when they move on to school.” The inspector noted a few improvements the nursery could make, including enhancing the support given to parents for home learning ideas and strengthen ways to monitor staff’s professional development to ensure training is fully understood and used to enhance the quality of learning experiences for all children.
Nursery manager, Amie Mercer, said: “I am proud of us all. We work really hard to make sure the children get the best experiences in nursery and they were really well behaved during the inspection.
“I am pleased the inspector noticed how all of the children are happy at the nursery and how we work closely with parents and other professionals to help children, including those with special needs, with their next steps for school.”
The nursery was rated as ‘Good’ overall following an Ofsted inspection in 2018.
