Beech Hill Nursery School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • The manager and her deputy provide assured, steady and purposeful leadership to the well-qualified staff team.

They have high expectations overall and are ambitious for all groups of children to achieve their best. • Staff know the children in their care well. They make accurate assessments of children's achievements when they first start at the nursery and use the information well to plan for their future learning.

• Staff work closely with parents to identify children's needs and interests from the time they start in the nursery. This contributes to the good progress children make over time and helps prepare them for the next stage in their lea...rning, including starting school. • Staff are very positive role models.

They successfully promote good manners and encourage children to behave well. They help children to develop an understanding of the needs of others and to celebrate different views and beliefs. • Parents are proud to be part of the nursery community.

They feel they are well informed and receive good guidance to support their children's learning at home. They particularly appreciate the homely nature of the setting and the professional and open manner of the manager and her staff. • Occasionally, staff do not challenge children effectively to use and apply the knowledge and skills they are learning.

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