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Acorn Pre-School

Ofsted: GoodNursery

Holy Rood Church, Gosport Road, Stubbington, Fareham, PO14 2AS

Provider type

Nursery

Capacity

40 children

Key details

Capacity

40 places

Ofsted Inspection Summary

Acorn Pre-School was inspected by Ofsted on 4 December 2023 and received an overall rating of Good. In their report, inspectors noted: "Children arrive and separate easily from their parents as staff warmly welcome them. Children are keen to learn as they confidently select the resources they would like to play with, such as paints. Staff encourage children to be creative, develop their ideas and solve problems."

Key strengths

  • The manager has developed a curriculum that builds on what children know and can do.
  • The manager uses supervision to effectively support staff's well-being.
  • Staff are keen to support children with the development of their language skills.
  • Children have the opportunity to develop their physical skills as staff plan and offer a wide range of activities that encourage them to be active.
  • Staff act as advocates for children to ensure that they receive the support they need from other professionals, such as speech and language therapy.

Areas for improvement

  • build on the supervision of staff arrangements and ensure that they receive relevant support, coaching and training to make them fully effective in their role
  • develop further staff's understanding of how to support the development of children's emerging language skills.
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Location

Holy Rood Church, Gosport Road, Stubbington, Fareham, PO14 2AS

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