Squirrels Pre-School
Highwoods Surgery, Highwoods Square, Highwoods, COLCHESTER, CO4 9SR
Provider type
Nursery
Capacity
26 children
Key details
Capacity
26 places
Ofsted Inspection Summary
Squirrels Pre-School was inspected by Ofsted on 2 July 2025 and received an overall rating of Good. In their report, inspectors noted: "Children arrive keen to start their day. They are greeted by happy attentive staff, who are genuinely pleased to see them. An individually tailored settling-in process, along with good partnerships with parents, means staff know the children well before they start."
Key strengths
- Outdoor learning is promoted throughout the year.
- Staff have a clear comprehension of how children develop their conversation skills.
- All children, including those who require additional support, make good progress from their starting points.
- Staff have high expectations for all children.
- Children's behaviour is good and they understand what is acceptable.
Areas for improvement
- support staff to improve the use of effective questioning skills to give children more time to think and respond to questions
- help staff to provide children with more opportunities to take responsibility for themselves and solve problems when negotiating how to share resources and…
- strengthen training opportunities for staff to ensure they are effective to raise the quality of teaching to an even higher level.
This summary is extracted from the official Ofsted inspection report. Read the full report for complete information.
Location
Highwoods Surgery, Highwoods Square, Highwoods, COLCHESTER, CO4 9SR
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