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Southernwood Nursery

Ofsted: GoodNursery

Greenway Road, TORQUAY, TQ2 6JE

Provider type

Nursery

Capacity

36 children

Key details

Capacity

36 places

Ofsted Inspection Summary

Southernwood Nursery was inspected by Ofsted on 3 November 2023 and received an overall rating of Good. In their report, inspectors noted: "Children settle quickly in this friendly and welcoming nursery. Nurturing staff greet families warmly and establish any information they need to share. Staff encourage children to bring in photos from home and talk about their experiences to support their language skills and self-esteem."

Key strengths

  • Staff plan a strong range of structured adult-led group sessions to build on children's existing skills.
  • Parents report that staff are 'amazing' and their children have made strong progress since starting at the nursery.
  • Leaders continuously develop staff's professional development to help deepen their knowledge and skills and make positive changes to benefit children, such as…
  • Children enjoy exploring the learning environment.
  • Staff provide good opportunities for children to hear and join in with songs and rhymes.

Areas for improvement

  • support staff to further implement effective teaching strategies during free-play sessions to help children build on their existing knowledge and skills
  • consistently engage children in valuable learning experiences to support their overall development further.
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Location

Greenway Road, TORQUAY, TQ2 6JE

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