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Hedgehogs Nursery School
Albemarle Centre, Appledore Gardens, RH16 2AQ
Type of Institution
Nursery
Age group
- years old
Number of places
30 places
Number of staff
Not yet updated
Ofsted Rating
Good
Summary
- The provision is good The manager and staff have a good understanding of how children learn.
- They use this knowledge wel to provide activities that capture children's curiosity.
- Children settle in wel at the nursery, they know the staff and are familiar with the routines.
- This helps to create an environment where they feel safe to explore and learn.
- Staff are sensitive to children's individual needs, particularly when they are settling in.
- They help children to understand the expectations of the nursery.
- As a result, children's behaviour and attitudes to learning are good.
- Children benefit from a large outside play space that enables them to develop their physical skil s.
- They develop an understanding of other people in the community as they col ect canned food to share with those who may need it.
- Children are kind and caring towards their friends.
- They share resources and take turns during their play.
- Staff work wel with other professionals and parents to support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
- As a result, all children are making good progress in their learning and development.
- Parents speak highly of the staff team.
- They comment about how much their child has developed and learned since starting at the nursery.
- What does the early years setting do well and what does it need to do better?n Children delight in using their senses to explore a range of different cereals.
- They use their imaginations as they play with toy tractors to move and crush the cereals.
- Staff understand how to use this opportunity to develop children's language skil s.
- They introduce new words such as 'bales', and ask children questions to encourage their thinking and communication skil s.n Staff know when to give children time to try out their own ideas.
- For example,when children are unable to get an object to stick to their picture, staff ask if they think they have enough glue.
- They then allow time for children to experiment with different amounts of glue.
- Once the children are successful in sticking the objects, staff fol ow this up with appropriate questions and praise.
- This helps children to develop confidence and a positive self-esteem.n Children demonstrate good levels of independence.
- Even the youngest childrenknow they need to find wel ington boots and put them on before they play outside.
- They successfully find a matching pair of boots and put their coats on with little help from staff.
- However, at times, staff disturb children when they are engaged in their play by checking the younger children's nappies.n Children learn about numbers as they play addition and subtraction games thatinvolve them ordering and counting bears.
- Staff provide appropriate chal enge to extend children's understanding of these mathematical concepts.n Occasionally, staff do not make the best use of children's time.
- Children aresometimes sitting for long periods of time, such as before and after lunchtime,
Extract from latest Ofsted Report.
Overview
Manager
Not yet updated
Owner
Mack, Selina Jane
Provider type
Childcare on non-domestic premises
Provider subtype
Sessional day care
Local authority
west sussex
Parliamentary Constituency
Mid Sussex
Education Stages
Year Founded
05/4/2019
Education Provision
Education Stages
Nursery / Early Years
0 - 3 year olds
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