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Windmill Nursery School

Ofsted: GoodNursery

22-23 Overcliffe, GRAVESEND, DA11 0EH

Provider type

Nursery

Capacity

82 children

Key details

Capacity

82 places

Ofsted Inspection Summary

Windmill Nursery School was inspected by Ofsted on 16 January 2025 and received an overall rating of Good. In their report, inspectors noted: "Leaders and staff create a warm, friendly, home-from-home environment for children and their families. Staff make sure that settling-in sessions are tailored to the individual needs of the child and their family. This attention to detail continues as children progress through the nursery and eventually transition to school."

Key strengths

  • Communication and language development is a high priority throughout the nursery.
  • Leaders are devoted to their role and place a strong emphasis on maintaining staff's well-being.
  • The leaders and staff have a strong focus on providing babies and toddlers with an environment that engages and stimulates their curiosity.
  • Mathematical exploration is evident throughout the nursery.
  • Staff recognise the crucial part parents play in supporting their children.

Areas for improvement

  • support less confident staff to help embed teaching securely and consistently across the nursery
  • review and improve the indoor learning environments to strengthen the opportunities older children have to engage in a breadth of experiences that cover all…
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Location

22-23 Overcliffe, GRAVESEND, DA11 0EH

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