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Our Lady'S First Steps Pre-School

Ofsted: GoodNursery

Clincton View, Widnes, WA8 8JN

Provider type

Nursery

Capacity

105 children

Key details

Capacity

105 places

Ofsted Inspection Summary

Our Lady'S First Steps Pre-School was inspected by Ofsted on 11 October 2023 and received an overall rating of Good. In their report, inspectors noted: "Babies and children settle quickly and demonstrate strong bonds with staff. All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, make good progress from their starting points. Additional funding is used appropriately to meet children's individual learning needs."

Key strengths

  • There is a clear curriculum and, overall, staff organise activities well.
  • Staff are making good use of what they learned during training in the care of babies and how babies' brains develop.
  • Following training on mathematics, staff increasingly provide opportunities for children to see, recognise and use numbers and shapes as they play.
  • Due to concerns about children's speech development following the COVID-19 pandemic, many staff have received training on how to assess children's early…
  • Children develop a keen interest in literacy.

Areas for improvement

  • focus more carefully when planning what two-year-old children are to learn and the best group size to support their learning even more effectively.
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Location

Clincton View, Widnes, WA8 8JN

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