The Old Forge Day Nursery
Old Forge, The Green, Findern, DERBY, DE65 6AA
Provider type
Nursery
Capacity
100 children
Key details
Capacity
100 places
Ofsted Inspection Summary
The Old Forge Day Nursery was inspected by Ofsted on 22 January 2025 and received an overall rating of Good. In their report, inspectors noted: "Staff have a welcoming, caring approach and ensure that all children's needs are met. They take care to ensure that any specific dietary needs are managed through discussions with the children's parents. Children enjoy healthy food options, such as limited refined sugars, which are planned to support children's physical health and brain development."
Key strengths
- Staff are well qualified and experienced.
- Staff provide good opportunities for children to explore and investigate.
- Staff set high expectations for children's behaviour and use praise to motivate children in their play.
- Staff plan interesting activities outside to have a positive impact on children's heath, physical development and ability to keep themselves safe.
- Parents praise the warm and friendly staff.
Areas for improvement
- support all staff to have a clear understanding of the curriculum intent so that they are consistently focused on what they want children to learn
- review the organisation of larger group activities to support all children to remain fully engaged and interested in their learning
- find more ways to help children to learn to regulate their behaviour and to understand how this may impact on others.
This summary is extracted from the official Ofsted inspection report. Read the full report for complete information.
Location
Old Forge, The Green, Findern, DERBY, DE65 6AA
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