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Whitfield Valley Community Nursery

Ofsted: GoodNursery

Whitfield Valley Centre, Fegg Hayes Road, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST6 6QR

Provider type

Nursery

Capacity

20 children

Key details

Capacity

20 places

Ofsted Inspection Summary

Whitfield Valley Community Nursery was inspected by Ofsted on 13 January 2025 and received an overall rating of Good. In their report, inspectors noted: "Children arrive happy and eager to engage in self-chosen activities. They are familiar with the daily routine and show increasing independence. For instance, children know to find their picture and place their belongings on their peg."

Key strengths

  • Leaders recognise the need to review the delivery of some group activities, as staff do not always encourage children's listening and attention skills.
  • Staff identify and support children who need additional help to develop their speech.
  • Additional funding is used effectively to ensure disadvantaged children and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities have access to the same…
  • Leaders and staff are passionate about supporting all children and their families.
  • Children have many opportunities to develop their fine motor skills.

Areas for improvement

  • review the delivery of group times to ensure staff consistently provide children with support to enhance their listening and attention skills
  • strengthen monitoring systems to ensure staff consistently provide parents with detailed information when completing children's progress checks
  • ensure that fresh drinking water is easily accessible to children throughout the day.
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Location

Whitfield Valley Centre, Fegg Hayes Road, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST6 6QR

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