As you know, in February our nursery underwent a Care Inspection under the new model of inspection.
They graded us:Â
- Quality of care and support 5 – Very Good
- Quality of management and leadership 4 – Good
Some of the positives from the report included:Â
- We found the nursery to be welcoming with a warm and friendly atmosphere.
- Children experienced kindness and compassion from staff that used physical affection, for example high fives and cuddles, to ensure children felt
supported and secure.
- The service provided different opportunities for parents to stay and participate in their child’s nursery experience, including termly ‘stay and play’ sessions.
- A nursery blog, weekly newsletter and online learning journal were in place to share updates with parents.
- Children requiring additional support had individualised plans in place which were subject to regular review.
- Staff worked in partnership with other professionals, such as speech and language therapists and a link educational psychologist to ensure children experienced consistent and stable support.
- It was evident staff valued snack time and understood the learning opportunities and positive experiences it could provide. Children enjoyed an unhurried snack in a relaxed atmosphere with many different conversations and social interaction taking place.
- Children were encouraged to be active and had daily access to a well-equipped nursery garden.
- Â Staff supported children to risk assess independently by teaching them how to make judgments based on their
individual abilities.
- Staff told us they felt supported by the senior leadership team and all newly appointed staff confirmed they had a mentor to support their integration into the team.
- Pumpherston and Uphall Station Community Primary School
had experienced a number of recent changes, including staff roles and responsibilities, and their overarching approach to play, learning and development. The changes had been well led and managed, and were having a
positive impact on children.
- We found a strong commitment from senior leaders and staff to collegiate working within the setting and wider learning community.
You can read the full report here:
Nursery Care Inspecorate Report 2019
The positive finding of this reports reflects effectively our nursery team work together to provide high quality learning experiences and care for our children.
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