Walshaw Nursery Ofsted Comments

Unique reference number EY415343
Inspection date 19/06/2019
Inspector Elisia Lee
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The senior leadership team is extremely dynamic. They continually strive to provide the highest-quality childcare. Staff actively contribute to further improvement and decision making. They constantly evaluate the service they provide so that it meets the needs of children.

The highly effective key-person system ensures that children are cared for by a consistent adult for all their individual care needs. Children have built strong attachments with staff and are extremely settled and happy in their care. Staff understand children's needs and thoroughly support them as they acquire new skills.

Teaching is exemplary and worthy of dissemination at every level. Staff work extremely closely as a team and are passionate about offering imaginative learning experiences for children. All children make excellent progress in their learning and development and are superbly prepared for the next stage in their learning.

Knowledgeable staff support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities extremely well. Meaningful partnerships with a wide range of other professionals are in place. These significantly enhance the support that children receive. Staff have the highest of expectations for all children in their care.

Parent partnerships are first class. Parents are immersed in children's learning and actively contribute to processes of ongoing assessment. Parents are extremely complimentary. They state, 'Staff are truly wonderful' and, 'They deliver outstanding care to the most precious person in our world'.