Strong Close Nursery School | Ofsted Reports, Reviews (2025)

The quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

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Diverse Books and Toys: Carefully selected key texts help to develop a love of reading,

Indoor and Outdoor Facilities: The environment in the school is safe, calm and welcoming. Children demonstrate excellent behaviour throughout the indoor and outdoor provision as well as at lunchtimes.

Philosophy: Leaders consider all aspects of the provision carefully. Children benefit from a high-quality, ambitious curriculum, and they achieve well.

Activities: Children engage enthusiastically with the activities on offer. Activities are well thought out to develop a wide range of children鈥檚 skills.

Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Practitioners support children to recognize shapes and patterns while they are modeling with playdough. Practitioners use the information from assessments to adapt the curriculum to meet children鈥檚 needs.

Communication: There are a wide range of opportunities for parents to be involved in their child鈥檚 learning, such as through the 鈥楳cRed鈥� initiative or by attending one of the 鈥榮tay and play鈥� sessions.

Community Building: Community picnics are an opportunity to celebrate the diverse nature of the school. Community planting days enable children to contribute positively to their local environment.

Programs and Resources: The provision for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) is a strength of the school. The school has thought carefully about how to meet the needs of all children.

Staff Training: Practitioners are adept at supporting children with SEND, both in the mainstream and resourced provision. Staff teach all children a 鈥榮ign of the week鈥� so that everyone can communicate with each other.

Welcoming and Professional Staff: Adults develop positive, nurturing relationships with children. There are high expectations for behavior.

Safeguarding Training: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Leaders, staff, and governors understand their duties and responsibilities.

Play and Learning Integration: Adults prompt children to turn-take and share. They model the use of good manners. Children respond very quickly to adults鈥� instructions.

Transition to Primary School: The school is keen to promote good attendance habits so that children are prepared for primary education.

Diversity Management: The school鈥檚 curriculum takes account of the diverse community that the school serves.

Child Safety Management: The environment in the school is safe, calm and welcoming. Visual aids and Makaton signs are used to support the teaching of routines.

Children's Safety and Security: The environment in the school is safe, calm and welcoming.

Happiness and Settling: Children are happy in school. They engage enthusiastically with the activities on offer and play cooperatively with their friends.