Selhurst Nursery School and Children's Centre

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 24 January 2024

Selhurst Nursery is a special place for children to learn, play and grow. They flourish due to the standard of education and care that they receive. School leaders are ambitious for their community and have high expectations of what children can achieve. The school is committed to inclusion. Children, including those with a wide range of special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), achieve highly. Children are safe and happy. They cannot wait to come into the nursery school every day with smiles on their faces. They settle quickly and are fully involved in exciting learning experiences from the moment they arrive. Music and rhymes are heard being sung throughout the day. Staff set a high standard for behaviour, which all children follow. They behave well and know that they should treat each other with kindness and respect. Children relish the many exciting opportunities offered. For example, they learn about nature and the environment through the on-site forest school. Children love to find and count the many animals, toys and living creatures in the 'Panda Wood'. Parents and carers are overwhelmingly positive about the school and say that their children thrive. They receive regular and useful information about their children's learning and appreciate the stay-and-play sessions.

What the school should improve

• Some aspects of the curriculum, including mathematics, are more recent in their development. In these areas, staff need further support to ensure the curriculum is implemented consistently to match the ambition of what has been designed. The school should continue to provide high-quality training to embed the early years curriculum to make sure that all children reach the ambitious goals that have been set.

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