Ofsted's Findings
Communication, Language and Literacy.
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"The programme for language
& literacy is very good."
Mathematical
Development.
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"Staff are skilled in their
interaction & use play activities & daily routines to develop children's
use of mathematical language."
Physical
Development.
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"Children practise and refine a
variety of small & large muscle movements as they work with the well
prepared range of activities."
Creative
Development.
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"In a strong programme for
creative development, there are plenty of opportunities for children to explore
paint, dough, sand & water."
Personal,
Social & Emotional Development.
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"There is a strong programme to
enhance children's personal & social development. They are confident, happy
& well behaved."
Knowledge
& Understanding of the World.
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"The programme knowledge & understanding of the world is very good."
The areas of learning are described in a single document available via the link below. However, extracts of the different sections are available via the above links. These documents will give a more detailed understanding of what is being aimed for.
Curriculum
Guidance for the Foundation Stage.
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Introduction
to the Curriculum Guidance for the Foundation Stage.
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Principals
for Early Years Education.
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Inspection Reports
The most recent Inspection was conducted at the beginning of March 2003. At the time of writing the report has not been published and hence we can not disclose any of the findings. However, we can say that we could not be more happy with the findings and continue to be very proud of the staff and nursery. When the report has been published we will make it available here.
The statements above are taken from our Ofsted Education Inspection 2000 report. The full report is available below.
Each year the nursery was inspected by Social Services and gained excellent reports. (Social Services reports are not available on the Internet and can not be used in promotional literature). Ofsted took over inspection of day care from Social Services in September 2001.
The nursery received it's "transitional inspection" in January 2002 which was very complimentary. Ofsted have not made these reports publicly available over the internet.