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Playschool Nursery Harpenden

Ofsted: GoodNursery

The Laurels, 22 Leyton Road, HARPENDEN, AL5 2HU

Provider type

Nursery

Capacity

55 children

Key details

Capacity

55 places

Ofsted Inspection Summary

Playschool Nursery Harpenden was inspected by Ofsted on 1 February 2022 and received an overall rating of Good. In their report, inspectors noted: "Children enjoy their time at the nursery and are happy and settled. They are building a good understanding of their feelings and are kind to one another. For instance, they help look for favourite toys and hand these to their friends."

Key strengths

  • The manager supports staff in reviewing the progress of each child, helping to ensure that children make good progress and no child is left behind in their…
  • Staff encourage children's enjoyment of books and gently reinforce their learning.
  • Staff make good use of children's interests to help extend their learning.
  • Children gain an appropriate awareness and appreciation of other ways of life.
  • The manager supports staff in understanding children's experiences and in building on these to help them gain further skills that aid their learning.

Areas for improvement

  • develop staff's understanding of how to consistently support children to explore, experiment and find things out for themselves
  • extend the partnerships with other childcare providers caring for the children, to help gain a full understanding of children's development and needs.
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Location

The Laurels, 22 Leyton Road, HARPENDEN, AL5 2HU

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