Great Coates Village Nursery School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 24 April 2024

Children at Great Coates Village Nursery School form very strong relationships with the adults who care for them. They come to school happy and ready to learn. Children who have recently started at the nursery settle well. They are supported by staff who very quickly identify their individual needs. Children behave well. This is modelled by staff, who immerse them in positive praise. Older children are effective role models for their younger friends. They relish this opportunity to look after and help them. Adults use gentle reminders to correct children's behaviour when needed. Children quickly learn how to manage their own feelings and behaviour in an age-appropriate way. Effective day-to-day routines are in place. This gives children a strong sense of security and allows them to show their growing independence. In the morning, children take off their coats, change their own reading books and settle quickly to a chosen activity. At lunchtime, children eat socially together. They tidy away their things without being reminded. Children enjoy the responsibility of being the daily 'weather watcher' or being chosen to take home the nursery bear. Children at the nursery show a sense of awe and wonder through a range of carefully planned opportunities. For example, when observing chicks hatching out of eggs, children talk excitedly about what is happening and what they can see.

What the school should improve

• Recent changes to leadership systems are not fully established. Leaders do not consistently identify where improvements can be made in a timely enough manner. Sometimes, this limits how quickly children move forward with their learning. The school should further refine these systems so that outcomes from monitoring are swiftly addressed. This will ensure that the ambitious intent of the curriculum is effectively implemented.
• The school does not ensure that staff have the necessary and up to date training they need. Staff do not develop children's learning through purposeful interactions in a consistent way. The school should ensure that staff receive the necessary training to help them to use every opportunity to support children and build on their previous learning.

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