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Goldfinch Nursery

Ofsted: GoodNursery

Goldfinch Farm, Ford Road, Herne Bay, CT6 7AD

Provider type

Nursery

Capacity

57 children

Key details

Capacity

57 places

Ofsted Inspection Summary

Goldfinch Nursery was inspected by Ofsted on 12 April 2022 and received an overall rating of Good. In their report, inspectors noted: "Children thoroughly enjoy their time at this friendly, welcoming nursery. The rural setting is extremely inviting. On arrival, children enjoy stopping and watching pigs happily playing in their pens, and looking at tractors and other machinery nearby."

Key strengths

  • The nursery's leadership team is effective in driving improvement.
  • Leaders use funding well to support children who need extra help with their learning.
  • Children benefit from many opportunities to practise physical control and spatial awareness in the large outdoor play space.
  • Children make friends easily and are kind and respectful to one another.
  • Partnership with parents is good.

Areas for improvement

  • improve teaching to the highest level by ensuring that staff are always responding to what children are doing and saying, and allow them time to embed learning…
  • strengthen the planning of group times to focus more precisely on all children's learning to help ensure they remain focused and engaged.
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Location

Goldfinch Farm, Ford Road, Herne Bay, CT6 7AD

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