Gilah Nursery School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is outstanding • Staff help children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), to make rapid and continuous progress in their learning during their time at nursery.

Managers carefully analyse children's progress to identify any gaps in teaching and learning as early as possible. Well-trained staff provide focused support to ensure that delays in learning are significantly reduced. • Staff take every step to support children to manage their own behaviour and learn exceptional self-control.

Staff thoroughly support children to solve minor disputes, modelling calm and positive behaviour. Children learn to have the utmost resp...ect for each other. Older children invite their friends into their play, listening carefully to their ideas.

• Children explore music and movement in all areas of the nursery to support their creative skills. Staff encourage exceptional language skills through lively conversation and games that help children listen to and recognise sounds. Staff use books in imaginative ways to help children immerse themselves in the wonder of the story, such as using props to bring the story to life.

• Leaders and managers have an extremely clear vision for the future of the setting and put innovative ideas into practice to achieve outstanding outcomes for children. They place a strong emphasis on the views of children, staff and parents to make sure that the nursery continues to meet their needs at all times. • Children develop extremely strong independence skills.

Staff provide children with many opportunities to learn patience and determination. They master skills such as balancing on logs, transporting construction blocks across the setting and building complex structures. • Staff have undertaken much professional development, including individual and whole-group training.

This has strengthened their skills in promoting the concentration and engagement of all children. • Staff thoroughly understand how to promote children's safety. For example, they minimise risks to children and manage any accidents they may have.