Magdalen Nursery - St George’s Grove

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is outstanding Highly effective arrangements are in place to ensure parents play a full and active role in their children's learning. Staff and parents share information about the progress children make in the nursery and at home extremely well. The nursery manager is extremely enthusiastic and passionate to provide the highest possible care and learning for all children.

Leaders meticulously seek, evaluate and act on the views of the dedicated staff team, children and parents to drive continual improvement and improve outcomes for all children to an exceptional level. Staff use their expert knowledge and understanding of how children learn to provide an exceptiona...lly exciting learning environment. For example, children excitedly turn over logs and look in a mini-beast hotel for bugs.

They are fascinated with patterns and shapes as they look closely with magnifying glasses. All children are remarkably confident, independent and keen learners. Older children listen intently, they talk about 'roots' while they plant seeds.

Babies excitedly explore their environment as they crawl outdoors and toddlers hold their key person's hand as they steadily climb the slope into a wooden castle. The key-person system is exemplary. Staff skilfully and sensitively attend to the individual care needs of their key children and expertly support children's transition between each room and for their eventual move to school.