Oakwood House & Forest School
Oakwood House, 2 Hungerford Road, HUDDERSFIELD, HD3 3AL
Provider type
Nursery
Capacity
101 children
Key details
Capacity
101 places
Ofsted Inspection Summary
Oakwood House & Forest School was inspected by Ofsted on 29 June 2021 and received an overall rating of Good. In their report, inspectors noted: "Children clearly enjoy their time in the setting. The indoor and outdoor learning environments are stimulating and provide good opportunities for children to make safe and independent choices. They eagerly complete their own risk assessments of the forest school areas, making sure that the space is safe for their friends to use, and discuss the rules for keeping safe around the fire pit."
Key strengths
- Children form close bonds with caring key staff and are confident to leave their parents and carers as they arrive.
- Children grow their own herbs and flowers and use these in their dough play.
- The managers use the early years pupil premium funding effectively to broaden the experiences available to children.
- The recently appointed manager is ambitious and passionate about the service she provides.
- Staff encourage children to be independent in their self-help skills and, as a result, children are learning how to take care of themselves.
Areas for improvement
- support staff to develop successful behaviour management strategies, to further promote children's positive behaviour as they move between different activities
- sharpen the focus on monitoring staff practice to allow more frequent opportunities for staff to discuss their practice and set targets to help raise the…
This summary is extracted from the official Ofsted inspection report. Read the full report for complete information.
Location
Oakwood House, 2 Hungerford Road, HUDDERSFIELD, HD3 3AL
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