Mill Hill Childcare
Mill Hill Nursery School, Torphin Hill Drive, Sunderland, Durham, SR3 2PJ
Type of Institution
Nursery
Age group
0-2 years old
Number of places
6 places
Number of staff
Not yet updated
Ofsted Rating
Outstanding
Summary
- The provision is outstanding Babies and young children have enormous fun as they play and learn.
- They enjoy a wide range of highly stimulating activities.
- For example, children use their senses as they sniff lemons, taste their sharpness and feel the 'bumpy' skin of the fruit.
- Staff model squeezing lemon halves until the juice drips onto their hands.
- They talk to children so that they understand what to do.
- Staff encourage children to keep trying.
- Toddlers copy staff's actions and do not give up until they succeed.
- This practice helps children to develop strong hand movements in preparation for making marks and early writing.
- Children are proud of their achievements and beam with happiness.
- Children's speech and language development are a high priority.
- Staff introduce new words such as 'yel ow', 'juice' and 'squeeze'.
- Children repeat these and staff add one new word to children's contributions to help extend vocabulary.
- Babies babble enthusiastically as staff listen carefully.
- Staff allow children plenty of time to speak and they respond thoughtfully to children's ideas.
- Children are happy to see their key person and leave their parents and carers at the gate with ease.
- All children benefit from frequent cuddles and warm praise.
- Staff greet children with great kindness.
- They say every child is 'loved' at the setting.
- This deeply nurturing approach extends to the whole family.
- Staff have taken extraordinary measures to support families throughout the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic.
- One example is when they set up a 'Bee Kind' project to link families to each other and their community through social media.
- What does the early years setting do well and what does it need to do better?n The headteacher of the maintained nursery, of which the setting is an integralpart, expertly leads a knowledgeable, committed and passionate team.
- Managers set aspirational targets for themselves and staff.
- All staff are reflective and dedicated to securing the best possible outcomes for each child.
- They work hard together as a team to ensure that the setting welcomes and values all families.n Staff provide tailored settling-in arrangements to help children feel secure fromthe start.
- They involve all children effectively and know them very wel .
- For example, staff use story time under the apple tree, rather than indoors, to read much-loved books to very young children who prefer to learn outside.
- Children excitedly recognise familiar pictures, point to animals and copy the sounds they make.
- Staff joyfully use singing to help children join activities, such as at snack time.
- They support children's emotional wel -being to help them move smoothly onto the next stage of their learning in the nursery.n Staff use children's interests to plan their specific learning and development
Extract from latest Ofsted Report.
Overview
Manager
Not yet updated
Owner
Mill Hill Nursery School Governing Body
Provider type
Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises
Provider subtype
Full day care
Local authority
Sunderland
Parliamentary Constituency
Houghton and Sunderland South
Education Stages
Year Founded
13/6/2018
Education Provision
Education Stages
Nursery / Early Years
0 - 3 year olds
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Breakdown of Ofsted Rating: 23/8/2021
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