Tanglewood Nursery School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 7 January 2025

Children thrive at this nursery. They benefit from all staff knowing their abilities and interests well. Staff skilfully match the curriculum to meet children's needs, including those who have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). As a result, children achieve well from their starting points and are successfully prepared for the next stage of their education. From the outset, children of all ages are supported to settle quickly into routines. They rise to the high expectations all staff have for them. Staff build caring and positive relationships with all children. This means children are comfortable and secure around all adults. They are taught how to be polite, think of others and take turns. Children learn and play happily alongside each other. Children are confident and independent. They like doing special jobs such as handing out snacks and equipment. Children relish being able to learn outdoors and love the large climbing equipment, sand pit and forest area. They have ample opportunities to role play and be creative. The school ensures children also gain experiences beyond the classroom with visits to the local community, an annual school trip to the beach and the much loved 'Tanglemas'.

What the school should improve

• There are some occasions when independent learning opportunities are not suitably adapted to the ability levels of some pupils who are further ahead in their learning. This means sometimes these children are not securing knowledge in the depth the school intends. The school need to ensure a more robust and consistent approach to how well these children access and apply this in-depth knowledge so they achieve as highly as they can.

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