The Willow Tree Private Nursery
78 Lake Lock Road, Stanley, Wakefield, WF3 4HP
Provider type
Nursery
Capacity
75 children
Key details
Capacity
75 places
Ofsted Inspection Summary
The Willow Tree Private Nursery was inspected by Ofsted on 19 February 2024 and received an overall rating of Good. In their report, inspectors noted: "Children become happy and confident learners under the care of the attentive staff and leaders at this friendly nursery. Leaders have recognised the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on children and their families. To ease this impact, children and parents receive as many settling-in sessions as they need to feel secure and comfortable."
Key strengths
- Staff use 'target boards', which lists children's next steps in learning.
- On occasion, group sizes are too large for staff to provide high levels of support to all children taking part in activities.
- Staff set up quiet areas in the rooms to help children to manage their feelings and behaviour.
- Babies learn to sit at the table during mealtimes and use cutlery to feed themselves.
- The special educational needs coordinator (SENCo) liaises closely with parents, local authority advisers and other health professionals.
Areas for improvement
- consider the organisation of group activities, so that all children fully benefit from the experiences available to them and to minimise disruptions to…
- ensure that information about the key-person system is clearly communicated to parents, to support them to build relationships with their child's main carer
- support the managers to enhance the monitoring of staff's practice, to identify areas for development and support them to continue to build on their skills and…
This summary is extracted from the official Ofsted inspection report. Read the full report for complete information.
Location
78 Lake Lock Road, Stanley, Wakefield, WF3 4HP
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