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Headstart Nursery

Ofsted: GoodNursery

Darenth Lane, SOUTH OCKENDON, RM15 5LY

Provider type

Nursery

Capacity

55 children

Key details

Capacity

55 places

Ofsted Inspection Summary

Headstart Nursery was inspected by Ofsted on 9 November 2022 and received an overall rating of Good. In their report, inspectors noted: "Children thrive in this nurturing and caring nursery. Staff welcome children with enthusiasm and affection and children happily go off to explore. There is a sense of purpose and focus all around the nursery."

Key strengths

  • Children enjoy spending time in the garden, where they have the opportunity to play on the bicycles and learn to balance on the tyres and other obstacles.
  • Staff plan their curriculum around the children's interests and learning needs.
  • There are strong relationships between staff and children.
  • Staff use every opportunity to support children's communication and emotional development.
  • Staff introduce mathematical concepts into most activities.

Areas for improvement

  • improve staff's awareness of how unnecessary noise and distractions can have an impact on children's language development
  • develop the staff's understanding of how the youngest children learn.
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Location

Darenth Lane, SOUTH OCKENDON, RM15 5LY

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