Rainbow Nursery School - Ormond Road

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • Staff's high expectations and guidance help children to manage their own behaviour.

As a result, children's behaviour is impeccable. They take turns and readily include other children in their games. • Parents speak highly of the setting.

They comment that it is like a 'second home' and feel that their children are very well cared for by the staff team and that they have great opportunities to learn. • Staff involve parents in their children's learning. For example, they provide a letter of the week so that parents can help the children hunt for items beginning with the letter at home.

• The outdoor area is a real asset to the setting. C...hildren have ample opportunities to develop their imagination, curiosity and exploratory skills, and to manage risk. • Partnership working is good.

The dedicated management team works closely with the special educational needs coordinator to secure links with external agencies. This ensures that children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are fully supported and make good progress from their starting points. • The manager uses additional funding effectively to secure all children's good progress.

Additional funding is used to extend the available sensory resources and help to narrow identified gaps in children's learning. • On occasion, staff miss opportunities to extend children's learning, especially when children lead their own play. • Some supervision systems, such as peer-to-peer observations, are still in their infancy, and need to be further developed to continually improve practice to the highest level.

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