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Pink Elephants Nursery

Ofsted: GoodNursery

Howard de Walden Centre, Bluett Street, Maidstone, ME14 2UG

Provider type

Nursery

Capacity

46 children

Key details

Capacity

46 places

Ofsted Inspection Summary

Pink Elephants Nursery was inspected by Ofsted on 18 August 2021 and received an overall rating of Good. In their report, inspectors noted: "Children are happy, confident and self-assured in this nursery. Staff provide them with a secure and well-organised environment. A wide range of interesting activities are attractively laid out, which ignite children's curiosity and invite them to play and learn."

Key strengths

  • The manager has a clear vision for the nursery.
  • Leaders have high expectations of the staff, who provide an inclusive environment and value every child's uniqueness.
  • Additional funding, such as the early years pupil premium, is used appropriately to meet children's needs.
  • Staff understand what they want children to learn.
  • Staff engage well with children, generally, and support children's language development well, overall.

Areas for improvement

  • support staff to develop their questioning skills to ensure they give children time and opportunity to answer their questions fully and express their reasoning
  • build on the information shared with parents to help them support children's learning at home.
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Location

Howard de Walden Centre, Bluett Street, Maidstone, ME14 2UG

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