Hickory House Day Nursery Limited

Ofsted: GoodNursery

5 High Street, High Street, Daventry, NN11 4BG

Provider type

Nursery

Capacity

0 children

Ofsted Inspection Summary

Hickory House Day Nursery Limited was inspected by Ofsted on 28 March 2024 and received an overall rating of Good. In their report, inspectors noted: "Children are happy as they arrive at the nursery and are greeted by the friendly management team. Key persons settle children into their rooms with warm and caring interactions. As a result, children's emotional needs are supported well."

Key strengths

Staff are attentive to children's care needs.
Management and staff gather information from parents about their children's interests and abilities when they first start to attend the nursery.
The special educational needs coordinator (SENCo) works closely with parents and other professionals to enable children with special educational needs and/or…
The management team recognises the importance of staff's well-being and their continuous professional development.
The management team has designed a curriculum through which children build on what they know and can do.

Areas for improvement

allow children time to think and respond during group conversations, to develop their thinking and speaking skills
strengthen the curriculum during planned activities, taking account of children's individual interests so that they gain the most they can from the activities
support staff to refine how to teach children's next steps to ensure that they are precise and clearly meet what children need to learn next.

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