An Isle of Wight nursery has fallen from ‘Outstanding’ to ‘Good’ but has been praised by Ofsted inspectors.
Tops Day Nurseries, based at the Isle of Wight College in Newport, was visited by the government’s education watchdog in February, after a near six-year break.
Children excitedly come into the nursery
In a recently released report, inspectors said children excitedly come into the nursery and have warm and secure bonds with the kind and caring staff.
Inspectors said staff promote the development of children’s imagination and their critical thinking and literacy skills.
Children make good progress
Children including those with special educational needs make good progress and the provision is adapted to meet their needs and children flourish, the report says.
The curriculum focuses on children being resilient, confident, independent and creative, inspectors said, and builds on what they already know and can do as they progress through the nursery.
Improvements
Inspectors did say managers need to develop further supervision and coaching to enhance the staff’s understanding of the curriculum.
Overall managers prioritise staff’s wellbeing and ensure they are offered the support they need.
Another area for improvement inspectors highlighted was to review hygiene routines to ensure children are consistently taught good hygiene practices.
They said children begin to learn good practices but these are not followed through, as inspectors saw young children drinking from each other’s cups, risking cross-infection.
Parents speak highly of the provision
Inspectors said parents speak highly of the provision and the warm and welcoming staff and say their children have a strong sense of belonging at the nursery.
Manager of Tops Newport, Lauren Parris, said she was extremely proud of the whole team, who have worked hard to get the result.
She said they were extremely grateful for the praise parents gave the team and appreciated the kind comments made.
Parris: We could not be more grateful
Lauren said,
“This goes to show our staff engage with the parents’ wishes and go above and beyond for both the parent and child .
“We could not be more grateful.
“The team always provide exciting experiences for all the children and that’s exactly what the inspector saw.”
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