Hillside House Day Nursery

Ofsted: GoodNursery

Lower Common Lane, Scissett, Huddersfield, HD8 9HL

Directions

Provider type

Nursery

Capacity

62 children

Key details

Capacity

62 places

Ofsted Inspection Summary

Hillside House Day Nursery was inspected by Ofsted on 7 December 2023 and received an overall rating of Good. In their report, inspectors noted: "As babies and children arrive, they receive cuddles and a warm and friendly greeting from staff, with who they have strong attachments. This helps them to settle quickly, develop confidence and feel happy, safe and emotionally secure. Children enjoy their time in the nursery and demonstrate excellent behaviour."

Key strengths

Children aged from approximately over two years take part in an expansive range of challenging and unique activities and hands-on learning.
Older children show great focus during activities based around science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
Babies and children aged under two years develop fundamental skills and are happy and settled.
Staff praise children's achievements, such as learning to feed themselves, zipping up their coats and sharing with their friends.
Staff encourage parents to share in their children's learning, for instance, through events, such as 'free fun' mornings and the Christmas Nativity.

Areas for improvement

plan and adapt the environment and activities more effectively to support babies' and young children's individual learning needs and interests to the highest…
extend the involvement of parents in supporting the youngest children's learning and interests at home
strengthen the arrangements for reflecting on practice and monitoring, coaching and training staff, to extend the quality of practice across the nursery.

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