Willows Farm Day Nursery And Preschool
Willows Activity Farm, Coursers Road, Colney Heath, St. Albans, AL4 0PF
Provider type
Nursery
Capacity
245 children
Key details
Capacity
245 places
Ofsted Inspection Summary
Willows Farm Day Nursery And Preschool was inspected by Ofsted on 23 October 2023 and received an overall rating of Good. In their report, inspectors noted: "Staff provide children with frequent opportunities to experience the outdoors and fresh air. Regular outings to the farm help children to learn about their world. They observe different animals, learning their names and how they behave."
Key strengths
- The managers have a strong understanding of the elements of good-quality teaching.
- Due to a recent incident on an outing to the farm, the nursery team have reviewed risk assessments and strengthened safety procedures when taking children on…
- Staff have good knowledge about how children learn.
- Children are confident and articulate.
- Staff model good hand control for children to copy.
Areas for improvement
- extend professional development opportunities to focus more precisely on building staff teaching skills
- help staff develop the range of language and words to further support children's developing vocabulary
- strengthen communication between staff and parents to support children's learning at home effectively.
This summary is extracted from the official Ofsted inspection report. Read the full report for complete information.
Location
Willows Activity Farm, Coursers Road, Colney Heath, St. Albans, AL4 0PF
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