Columbia Market Nursery School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 26 November 2024

Children at Columbia Market Nursery School thrive in a nurturing and calm environment. They settle quickly, benefiting from caring relationships with staff, who know them well. Parents and carers speak highly of the school's welcoming ethos and the strong sense of community it fosters. Children feel safe and confident, eagerly engaging with the wide range of activities provided. The school keeps children safe, ensuring that it has robust procedures in place to address concerns promptly and effectively. The school has high expectations for children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Staff work closely with families to identify what children's interests are, what they know and ensure that they progress well through the curriculum. Children are supported to be fully engaged in the activities and they concentrate well. Children behave very well, reflecting the calm and respectful ethos established across the school. They are encouraged to manage their emotions and behaviour independently, and staff model appropriate responses. Children also learn how to stay safe and keep healthy. The school provides children with many opportunities to share experiences. This fosters mutual respect for other's differences. The school's approach to fostering positive relationships ensures that children feel valued and included.

What the school should improve

• In some areas of learning, the school has not consistently set out the steps of learning that children need to take in order to achieve the curriculum end goals. This leads to times when some teaching does not fully support children to build language, knowledge and skills progressively. The school should ensure that teaching is based on a clear understanding of how children's learning should progress towards achieving the identified curriculum goals.

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