Garden Of Eden Preschool

Ofsted: GoodNursery

Felpham Children & Family Centre, Pennyfields, Bognor Regis, PO22 6BN

Directions

Provider type

Nursery

Capacity

40 children

Key details

Capacity

40 places

Ofsted Inspection Summary

Garden Of Eden Preschool was inspected by Ofsted on 20 May 2024 and received an overall rating of Good. In their report, inspectors noted: "Children arrive eager and full of enthusiasm to start their day at this pre-school. They settle quickly at group time and demonstrate positive relationships with peers and adults alike. Staff lead children in singing their 'toothbrush' song, and use recall to ask children questions about oral health."

Key strengths

Staff take time to explain to children the plan for the day so they know what is on offer.
Staff know the children very well and show genuine interest in their views and ideas.
Staff reflect on what children do during play to identify children's next steps in learning and how they intend to teach this.
Staff comment that they feel well supported and receive inductions to help them understand their roles and responsibilities.
Staff use their precise knowledge of children's interests to extend their learning.

Areas for improvement

review the organisation of daily routines to ensure that they are smooth and efficient so children are not waiting excessive amounts of time to transition to…
strengthen the key-person approach to ensure that, in the absence of a member of staff, arrangements are in place so all staff are aware of the learning needs…
develop the support plans in place for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities to provide regular, measurable actions so all staff know how…
provide more effective supervision, with actions to offer support, coaching and training for staff to help raise practice to an even higher level.