The Nursery At Broadstairs College

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • Staff provide children and babies with a well-resourced and welcoming environment.

They can easily access a wide variety of toys that help support them to be active in their play and motivated to learn. • Staff have established positive partnerships with parents. Parents receive information about their children's achievements.

For instance, staff communicate regularly with parents about their children's progress, as well as holding more formal parent meetings, which helps to support children's learning at home. • Children have daily opportunities to play in the constantly evolving outside area to develop their physical skills. For example, they e...xplore different ways of moving and negotiate space as they interact with their friends.

• Staff give children plenty of opportunities to take managed risks in their play. For instance, children placed two crates on top of each other and climbed on top to enable them to reach up higher with the water hose. • Staff effectively help to support children's early writing skills.

For instance, children enjoy exploring the texture of the cornflour as they make marks in it and identify the letters in their names. • Children are content and thoroughly enjoy their time at nursery. Staff support children who are moving between rooms and those going onto formal education.

They have established effective settling-in procedures which help to support children's emotional well-being. • Staff do not consistently challenge and make best use of available opportunities to help extend children's learning to the highest levels. • At times, staff working with younger children do not organise routines and activities to ensure they are not kept waiting.

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