Railway Kindergarten

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • Children form close relationships with staff in this small nursery. This supports children's confidence and self-esteem. • Children behave well.

Staff are good role models for children. They support children to be polite, play together and take turns. For example, staff praise children who help to tidy away equipment before lunchtime.

• Staff observe children and track their progress. Most children make good progress and are achieving in line with expectations for their age. • The leadership team demonstrate a positive commitment to continuous improvement.

Systems for self-evaluation are in place which help to identify areas for future d...evelopment. Recent developments, such as a new soft surface in the outdoor area, have helped to improve the safety of children when playing outdoors. • Staff do not use a wide range of strategies to fully support children who speak English as an additional language in order to help close gaps in achievement more swiftly.

• The systems for staff supervision and coaching are not precise. This means that staff are not fully supported to develop their practice and teaching is not consistent throughout the nursery. • Occasionally, staff do not extend the level of challenge in children's learning in order to help them to build on what they already know.