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Smiths Children

Ofsted: GoodNursery

St. Lukes Church, Victoria Road, CAMBRIDGE, CB4 3DZ

Provider type

Nursery

Capacity

45 children

Key details

Capacity

45 places

Ofsted Inspection Summary

Smiths Children was inspected by Ofsted on 30 March 2022 and received an overall rating of Good. In their report, inspectors noted: "Children receive a warm welcome from staff, when they arrive at the setting. They show they feel happy and safe in staff's nurturing care. All children have formed strong attachments to their key person."

Key strengths

  • The manager ensures that adult-to-child ratios are always maintained.
  • Staff have a good knowledge of their key children.
  • Staff promote children's good health and encourage them to be physically active.
  • Although children enjoy being outdoors, the curriculum content is not embedded securely across the provision.
  • Parents praise the quality of the provision and provide positive comments about their children's experiences.

Areas for improvement

  • plan and provide more highly challenging activities to extend older children's learning
  • strengthen the planning for the outdoor area to provide children with the same rich experiences for learning as those inside.
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Location

St. Lukes Church, Victoria Road, CAMBRIDGE, CB4 3DZ

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