School House Nursery

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good Nursery leaders are committed to achieving the best outcomes for children.

They obtain the views of staff, parents and children and use these to identify future improvements. The outdoor areas of the nursery are superb. Children play with a range of high-quality resources.

They take great pride in activities, such as feeding the nursery hens every day. They learn to manage some risks, such as navigating the climbing frame. Children make good progress in their learning.

Children show much affection for the friendly, caring staff team. Staff are vigilant in monitoring children's well-being and respond quickly if a child needs some extra supp...ort. Children benefit from experiences, such as weekly music sessions where they learn songs and play a range of instruments.

They show great interest in the sounds that different instruments produce and enjoy joining in with action songs. Staff teach the children about the local community. They plan walks and visits, for example, to a local care home.

They invite people from the local area to talk to the older children about their jobs and how they support the community. It is not yet outstanding because: At times the organisation of group activities does not engage all children. The quality of teaching is not consistently outstanding across the nursery.