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Forest School For Life

Ofsted: GoodNursery

Silfield Street, Silfield, Wymondham, NR18 9NL

Provider type

Nursery

Capacity

33 children

Key details

Capacity

33 places

Ofsted Inspection Summary

Forest School For Life was inspected by Ofsted on 8 January 2025 and received an overall rating of Good. In their report, inspectors noted: "Children are warmly greeted upon arrival by a senior member of staff and their key person. Children spend time outdoors, mostly within a secure base camp area. In addition, there are covered areas and a large, purpose-provided wooden structure, heated by a wood burner."

Key strengths

  • Leaders use their knowledge and experience to provide a well-planned, natural outdoor learning environment.
  • Staff support children to be independent, active, confident and resilient.
  • Staff place a strong emphasis on building children's communication and language skills.
  • Overall, staff demonstrate effective teaching techniques.
  • Parents, many of whom travel some distance, speak very favourably about the setting.

Areas for improvement

  • strengthen mentoring and coaching, so that all staff are confident to plan, support and extend children's learning, building on what children already know and…
  • support staff to identify the youngest children's emerging learning needs and to focus on giving these children the best opportunities to practise key skills.
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Location

Silfield Street, Silfield, Wymondham, NR18 9NL

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