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St Cuthberts Playgroup

Ofsted: GoodNursery

St. Cuthberts Primary School, Balmain Road, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE3 3QR

Provider type

Nursery

Capacity

30 children

Key details

Capacity

30 places

Ofsted Inspection Summary

St Cuthberts Playgroup was inspected by Ofsted on 25 May 2021 and received an overall rating of Good. In their report, inspectors noted: "Children are happy and confident learners who seek adults when needed but are also happy to play independently for sustained periods. Children have well-planned resources, with picture cards to help them to understand what they are going to learn and to choose a new activity. Staff speak clearly and simply, reinforcing such concepts as 'your turn' and 'my turn' without cluttering or confusing the messages."

Key strengths

  • Promoting children's communication skills is at the core of the playgroup's curriculum.
  • During the period when the playgroup was closed due to COVID-19 (coronavirus) restrictions, the staff provided parents with remote learning for children.
  • Children are happy, safe and well cared for.
  • Children develop good listening skills and confidently talk together and with staff.
  • Children achieve well in their physical development.

Areas for improvement

  • give children more opportunity to think about and consolidate the information given by staff during some activities, taking account of their need to think…
  • extend the level of initial information obtained from parents to include further details of children's development, to plan more precisely for their continued…
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Location

St. Cuthberts Primary School, Balmain Road, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE3 3QR

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