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Little Turtles Pre-School The Cornerstone U.R.C.

Ofsted: GoodNursery

Central Avenue, Southend on Sea, SS2 5JL

Provider type

Nursery

Capacity

32 children

Key details

Capacity

32 places

Ofsted Inspection Summary

Little Turtles Pre-School The Cornerstone U.R.C. was inspected by Ofsted on 24 June 2025 and received an overall rating of Good. In their report, inspectors noted: "Staff have a clear intent for what they want all children to learn during their time in the setting. They encourage children to use available resources to lead and extend their own play. For example, children use cardboard boxes as boats."

Key strengths

  • Staff demonstrate good knowledge about child development and their individual key children.
  • Staff plan a curriculum that provides children with opportunities to explore new experiences.
  • Staff engage children in a range of activities and experiences linked to the interests of the children.
  • The setting works in partnership with parents and other professionals to best support all children, including those with special educational needs and/or…
  • Partnerships with parents are well established.

Areas for improvement

  • embed good quality teaching so that it is consistent across the whole staff team
  • review the organisation of the deployment of staff during routine activities to ensure engagement with children remains consistently strong.
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Location

Central Avenue, Southend on Sea, SS2 5JL

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