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Orchard Vale Nursery School

Ofsted: GoodNursery

Orchard Vale Community School, Westacott Road, BARNSTAPLE, EX32 8QY

Provider type

Nursery

Capacity

7 children

Key details

Capacity

7 places

Ofsted Inspection Summary

Orchard Vale Nursery School was inspected by Ofsted on 20 September 2022 and received an overall rating of Good. In their report, inspectors noted: "Children are happy and demonstrate that they feel safe and secure. Although children have only recently returned to the nursery after the summer break, they settle in very quickly. They arrive eagerly and greet staff warmly with spontaneous cuddles."

Key strengths

  • Leaders, including the manager, reflect accurately on the provision for children, to help them to make changes that enhance the children's experiences further.
  • Children develop a love of books from a young age and learn to concentrate.
  • Staff model language well and introduce new words to extend children's vocabulary.
  • Staff work closely with parents from an early stage to help get to know the children very well from the start.
  • Staff provide good support for children to develop their skills and confidence to manage their own self-care tasks.

Areas for improvement

  • strengthen the monitoring and support for staff to develop their interactions with babies and toddlers further, to extend the younger children's language…
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Location

Orchard Vale Community School, Westacott Road, BARNSTAPLE, EX32 8QY

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