Little Forest Nursery
Pavilion Cafe, Somerhill Road, Hove, Sussex, BN3 1RP
Type of Institution
Nursery
Age group
2-4 years old
Number of places
25 places
Number of staff
Not yet updated
Ofsted Rating
Outstanding
Summary
- The provision is outstanding Children are highly engaged and motivated to learn in this delightful nursery.
- They have superb opportunities to play and learn in the carefully designed spaces, such as the sensory room.
- Members of the dedicated management team demonstrate immense passion, knowledge and ambition.
- They share their clear vision and curriculum planning to ensure all areas of staff practice are consistent and of high quality.
- Staff are extremely caring, attentive and enthusiastic.
- A culture of respect, warmth and concern for the welfare and care of each child is evident across the nursery.
- Staff wait and observe children as they play before asking effective questions or offering support to aid learning.
- They involve children in making choices and changes to their activities to help develop learning fully.
- Children are impressively self-sufficient and keen to do things for themselves.
- Learning experiences are continual y evolving, particularly in the inviting garden.
- For example, children fully use their imagination and resourcefulness to turn the pirate ship into a house.
- They show high levels of concentration and perseverance.
- Children's physical skil s are further developed as they climb and peg tarpaulins to the structure.
- Children engage in lively conversations, sharing their experiences.
- They behave extremely wel and demonstrate excel ent social skil s.
- When they have finished building, they find guitars to play and say they need to 'celebrate'.
- What does the early years setting do well and what does it need to do better?n Staff provide an abundance of opportunities to enhance children'scommunication skil s and develop their love of books and stories.
- For example, children listen intently to an 'invisible' story, enthusiastically told without a book, that stretches their imagination.
- They recal previous learning and respond positively to adults and each other.
- Children learn exciting new vocabulary, such as 'labyrinth' and 'astonishing'.n Staff skilfully develop children's understanding and control of their emotions tosupport their wel -being.
- For example, they use the calming sensory space and the story of the 'Colour Monster' to help even the youngest children understand their feelings.
- Older children discuss how they feel nervous about moving on to school.
- Staff use positive reminders of starting in the nursery to reassure them.
- Children show that they are happy and secure, which helps them to learn with great enthusiasm.n Managers and staff know the children and their families incredibly wel .
- They arecompletely committed to meeting the needs of each child's learning and development.
- For example, managers provide additional staffing to help children to access all opportunities for learning.
- They form highly effective partnerships with other professionals to help to ensure children have the extra support they
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Overview
Manager
Not yet updated
Owner
Hossack, Claire Amy
Provider type
Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises
Provider subtype
Full day care
Local authority
Brighton and Hove
Parliamentary Constituency
Hove
Education Stages
Year Founded
15/8/2018
Education Provision
Education Stages
Nursery / Early Years
0 - 3 year olds
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