Colleges Nursery School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 10 July 2024

Children are relaxed and settled at this nursery school. They arrive in 'the garden' ready to explore the activities set up for them to enjoy. Staff warmly welcome children as they arrive. This helps children to feel reassured and creates a happy and friendly atmosphere. Staff build nurturing relationships with children and their families. They expect children to behave kindly. Staff model the calm, friendly behaviour that they expect. This helps children to learn the routines for behaviour. Children are confident to approach staff for help when they need it. This helps them to feel safe. Staff encourage children to 'have a go' at new things. This helps children to be independent when moving between activities. Some adults enable children to learn new words or skills with precise help. However, this is not always the case. Some adults do not help children to move on to the next step in their learning as quickly as they could. Children enjoy their trips out of school as well as their time in provision. For example, they visit a local woodland area regularly. They learn about valuable life skills on these trips, such as road safety.

What the school should improve

• Systems to review and develop the expertise of staff are not helping all adults to improve their practice. Occasionally, adult interventions do not help some children to progress as quickly as they could. The school should ensure that all staff have the right support to develop their expertise in extending learning.
• Provision is not consistently well adapted to meet the needs of children. As a result, children do not always consolidate or extend their vocabulary and skills. The school should ensure that all staff have the right expertise to adjust provision so that children can consistently develop their learning.

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