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Puddle-Ducks Pre-School

Ofsted: GoodNursery

Scout & Guide Headquarters, Pack Horse Road, Melbourne, DERBY, DE73 8BZ

Provider type

Nursery

Capacity

26 children

Key details

Capacity

26 places

Ofsted Inspection Summary

Puddle-Ducks Pre-School was inspected by Ofsted on 2 February 2023 and received an overall rating of Good. In their report, inspectors noted: "Children arrive at this pre-school with enthusiasm and are eager to play with the toys on offer. They settle quickly and show they are comfortable in their surroundings. Children choose what they want to play with, both inside and outside."

Key strengths

  • Staff provide many activities to aid children's future learning and widen their experiences from home.
  • Overall, staff support children's communication and language skills well.
  • Staff promote children's positive behaviour well.
  • Children develop good independence skills.
  • Partnership with parents is strong.

Areas for improvement

  • support less confident staff to develop teaching techniques to help them understand how to adapt the activities to the differing learning needs of children
  • help staff to understand how to develop children's speaking skills further, particularly for children who speak EAL and for those with speech delay.
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Location

Scout & Guide Headquarters, Pack Horse Road, Melbourne, DERBY, DE73 8BZ

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