Aughton Early Years Centre

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 4 February 2025

Children achieve exceptionally well at Aughton Early Years Centre. Staff have high expectations of what children can do. Children rise to these expectations. They develop high levels of resilience. Children carry out challenging tasks, such as sawing wood or constructing rope bridges, with enthusiasm and success. Children develop extensive vocabulary that helps them to talk about what they know. Children's conduct is impeccable. Staff help them to focus for long periods on what they are doing. Children happily explore their well-resourced environments. Children feel safe. They have strong relationships with each other and their adults. Children follow the basic rules of 'be kind, be careful, be helpful'. Children help each other out with what they need to do, whether that is washing dolls or singing songs together. The school provides enriching experiences for the children, such as bringing owls, bees or rock pools in. Children relish these opportunities and develop rich vocabulary from them. Children learn about seasonal changes in many ways, such as by studying different flowers that grow in the school garden or the birds that visit. Fundamental British values are thoughtfully woven through what children do and learn. For example, children learn to choose when to go outside and how to put on their own coats and wellies. This helps them to build confidence in their own choices.

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