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Gilderdale Nursery

Ofsted: GoodNursery

Wanwood Hill, Alston, CA9 3BE

Provider type

Nursery

Capacity

32 children

Key details

Capacity

32 places

Ofsted Inspection Summary

Gilderdale Nursery was inspected by Ofsted on 12 April 2023 and received an overall rating of Good. In their report, inspectors noted: "Children are happy in this welcoming and thoughtfully resourced nursery which promotes their learning and development, both indoors and outdoors. As they arrive, they are welcomed by enthusiastic and nurturing staff. They access the nursery through key-coded doors, which helps to keep the nursery secure."

Key strengths

  • Staff provide activities that help children develop their mathematical knowledge.
  • Children demonstrate a love of stories and support children to extend their vocabulary.
  • Staff work effectively with wider professionals and access specific training to support children's progression.
  • Overall, staff support children well in developing good communication and language skills.
  • Children's independence is promoted well.

Areas for improvement

  • work even more closely in partnership with parents to support children's learning at home
  • support staff to refine their practice during group activities, so that all children's speech, language and communication development is raised to the highest…
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Location

Wanwood Hill, Alston, CA9 3BE

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