A nursery in Little Lever where children ‘blossom’ has received a good rating in its first Ofsted inspection under its current operators.

Ofsted said children at Ashbourne Day Nurseries’ Little Lever branch take ‘great pleasure’ in joining in dancing sessions and in developing their creativity.

The nursery received a ‘good’ rating in all areas of inspection: education quality, behaviour, personal development, and leadership and management.

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Located on Fletcher Street, the nursery has previously been branded as Harp, Gigglers Day Nursery, and Welcome Nurseries. It received its first inspection under its current operator on August 14, 2024.

Staff at the nursery, which has 25 children on roll, were praised by inspectors for their positive attitude, with children said to learn how to share and take turns, and interacting with one another in a respectful manner.

Ofsted inspector Lois Hulley praised the nursery’s management for its self-evaluation and an accurate view of the quality of care and education, establishing a consistent staff team which meant children and parents ‘benefit from dependable relationships with familiar staff’.

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The nursery was also praised for working in partnership with parents, sharing information about the children’s progress in a daily handover and working with external agencies to support children with special educational needs or disabilities to access help.

Staff were additionally praised for prioritising the development of personal and social skills of the children attending the nursery, with children said to think about their own feelings and those of others.

While the nursery’s curriculum was praised as ‘well-planned’, with children said to be building effective language skills, the nursery’s staff were said to not always be aware of the best strategies to use in teaching – with the provider told to focus more on improving the implementation of the curriculum for children with different learning styles.

An ‘open and positive culture’ was said to contribute to the nursery’s effective arrangements for safeguarding, with the interests of children said to be put first.

 

Ashbourne Day Nurseries was contacted for comment.

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