Growing Up Green

Ofsted: GoodNursery

208 Preston Road, BRIGHTON, BN1 6RA

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Provider type

Nursery

Capacity

59 children

Key details

Capacity

59 places

Ofsted Inspection Summary

Growing Up Green was inspected by Ofsted on 14 February 2024 and received an overall rating of Good. In their report, inspectors noted: "Children eagerly arrive and receive a warm welcome from the staff in this vibrant and well-organised nursery. They are happy and settle quickly, keen to engage with a range of exciting play opportunities. Staff work hard to get to know the children well in order to establish what they need to teach."

Key strengths

Overall, most staff have a clear understanding of how to plan and implement an effective curriculum to support children's learning.
Staff organise play experiences that ignite children's curiosity and help them to make connections in their learning.
Managers and staff recognise that children need support to help them with their emotional well-being.
Staff demonstrate good teaching practice to develop children's communication and language skills.
The new special educational needs coordinator (SENCo) works closely with a manager to have oversight of children.

Areas for improvement

develop staff's knowledge and skills so that they are confident in how they can consistently support children's emotional well-being
strengthen teaching practice for staff to precisely know the intent behind what children are to learn prior to implementing activities
review the support plans for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities so that they provide clarity about how staff are to implement…
strengthen safe recruitment procedures to have assurance that vetting checks are robustly followed up so that suitability evidence is consistently sufficient.