Douglas Valley Nursery School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 2 February 2024

Children are very settled and happy. They benefit from the expert support from kind, friendly staff. The school has established itself as a calm place to learn, where children and adults profit from many genuine, respectful relationships. When children, parents and carers arrive at the start of the day, they are greeted with gentle conversation and a warm welcome by staff. Children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), make lots of friends. Staff include children successfully in activities. Children, including two-year- olds, settle with ease into the school's routines, such as at story time and tidy-up time. They learn how to manage their own feelings and behaviour and how to respect other people, toys and resources. Children feel safe and behave exceptionally well. Children achieve highly. They benefit consistently from the school's remarkably well- thought-out curriculum. Leaders and staff use their superb understanding of how children learn to provide them with engaging and rewarding learning activities. Children are so enthused by their learning that they want to spend even more time at school. They develop much important new knowledge. For instance, they talk with confidence about their thoughts and ideas as they climb, run and crawl in the school's well developed garden and outdoor play areas.

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