Muriel Green Nursery School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

The provision is good • The headteacher and the senior management team are dedicated and knowledgeable.

They consistently use the ideas of staff and parents to enhance the service they provide and drive forward improvements. For example, the outside area has been developed to support children to become more involved in learning about the natural world and to encourage imaginary play. • Staff regularly observe and monitor children's progress.

They quickly identify children who may need extra support and implement timely strategies to help them catch up. All children make good progress from their different starting points. • The headteacher and staff are particularly skill...ed in maintaining strong relationships with parents.

This is a key strength of the provision. Parents praise the constant support they receive and comment on how effectively staff work with them to support their children's development. • Babies and older children are happy, settled and behave well.

Staff carefully nurture children's emotional well-being in the warm and caring atmosphere they create. It is not yet outstanding because: • Occasionally, staff do not provide sufficient time for older children to respond to questions asked, so they have opportunity to think about what they would like to say. • Staff do not consistently make the most of spontaneous opportunities to extend older children's emerging awareness of mathematical ideas, especially counting.

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