Childhaven Community Nursery School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 11 June 2024

At Childhaven Nursery School, kindness surrounds children, families and staff. Practitioners create opportunities for children to spread kindness in the world, such as visiting the local care home. The school has high behavioural expectations. The school has consistent rhythms and rituals each day. The rhythms relate to the pace of the day, for example, the time taken with each family for a personalised welcome each morning. The school embeds the rituals, such as children collecting their own lunch plate and pouring their own drink. This ensures that children exhibit independence and respect the school routines. The school implements an integrated day. This means that children from two- to four- years-old play and learn together all day. They have a flexible lunchtime, so children access lunch in small, supervised groups, while the remainder continue their learning. Children use the nursery space with confidence. Practitioners encourage children to select where they want to play. They have free choice over whether to play indoors or out. This ensures children are happy, motivated and curious to learn. The school supports families with 'the flow of life', signposting them to external agencies for support.

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