Early Miles Nursery

Nursery

Ragworth Neighbourhood Centre, St. Johns Way, Ragworth, Stockton-on-tees, TS19 0FB

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Provider type

Nursery

Capacity

28 children

Key details

Capacity

28 places

Ofsted Inspection Summary

Early Miles Nursery was inspected by Ofsted on 8 September 2025 and received an overall rating of Requires improvement. In their report, inspectors noted: "The provision requires improvement There is a warm and welcoming atmosphere in the nursery. When children arrive to start their session, they quickly settle in and choose where they would like to play, which promotes independence. Staff are attentive and nurturing in their manner towards children and this supports children to feel safe and happy."

Key strengths

During interactions with children, staff position themselves at child height and show a genuine interest in their play.
Assessments identify relevant next steps for children.
Although staff observe this and offer some flexibility within activities, such as encouraging expressive mark making over the top of worksheets, they lack…
Staff are attentive in their interactions with children with SEND.
Children happily explore the nursery provision and practise a range of skills.

Areas for improvement

review and further improve the support in place for children with SEND to ensure that there is consistent support in place which ensures they are robustly…
improve daily routines and transitional times further to better support children to understand what they need to do during different parts of the day
improve procedures for verifying and recording staff qualifications further to ensure that leaders can make informed decisions regarding the deployment of…

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