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Orchard House Nursery School

Ofsted: GoodNursery

Orchard House Nursery, Orchard Street, LEYLAND, PR25 3SH

Provider type

Nursery

Capacity

45 children

Key details

Capacity

45 places

Ofsted Inspection Summary

Orchard House Nursery School was inspected by Ofsted on 17 January 2024 and received an overall rating of Good. In their report, inspectors noted: "The knowledgeable manager and her dedicated staff team create a warm and welcoming environment where each child is highly valued. Children demonstrate that they feel happy, safe and secure. They develop close bonds with the staff and with their friends, which contributes positively to their emotional well-being."

Key strengths

  • Overall, children benefit from an interesting and well-balanced curriculum.
  • Leaders have correctly identified the need to focus on communication and language development for all children.
  • Staff promote children's individual needs well.
  • Staff plan activities for children to develop fine motor skills in readiness for writing.
  • Staff are supported to develop professionally through effective support and supervision sessions.

Areas for improvement

  • build on staff's knowledge of the curriculum intent so they are clear about the skills and knowledge they want children to gain during their time at nursery
  • support staff to consistently model the correct pronunciation of vocabulary, to promote children's communication and language skills to the highest level.
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Location

Orchard House Nursery, Orchard Street, LEYLAND, PR25 3SH

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