Muriel Green Nursery School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 25 April 2024

Muriel Green Nursery is a happy and nurturing place to learn. Children learn to become curious about the world around them through 'discover' and 'do' sessions. They question adults and each other to find out more. Children select equipment and engage in self- chosen activities with enthusiasm. They feel safe to take risks in their learning, such as jumping off a piece of equipment without help. This helps children to develop into confident, independent learners. Children have positive relationships with adults. They trust adults to help them with their learning and their care. Children behave well. They know the rules and routines and follow these sensibly. They interact with each other with kindness and respect. Staff support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) to access the learning alongside their peers. Children enjoy stories and rhymes. They appreciate visitors from other cultures coming to read them stories. This also helps them to learn about different religions. Children learn about staying safe and being active. For example, they learn how to approach dogs during their morning 'golden' run.

What the school should improve

• In some areas of learning, the school has not set out precisely the key knowledge and vocabulary that children should learn. Staff are sometimes less clear about the knowledge that they should emphasise in these areas of learning. In these areas, children do not learn the appropriate knowledge and vocabulary to help them in future learning. The school needs to identify the knowledge and vocabulary that children should learn in all areas of learning so that staff can teach the curriculum highly effectively in all areas of learning.

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