The Acorn Nursery School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is outstanding • The experienced leadership team is passionate about offering the highest quality care and an inclusive environment for children and their families. Leaders' meticulous self-evaluation, completed with their staff team, precisely identifies their strengths and areas of improvement to continually raise the quality of care and learning.

• Children are highly motivated learners and demonstrate exceptional levels of inquisitiveness. They thrive in the well-resourced and stimulating environment, where staff offer a wealth of exciting opportunities to explore and investigate. • Children are supported to develop an excellent knowledge of different materials....

For instance, they are mesmerised as they identify whether items are magnetic. They methodically test and sort individual items using magnets. Staff skilfully extend their exploration and children delight in discovering how to use the magnets to move metal items across surfaces.

• Children's behaviour is superb. They develop an exceptional sense of belonging and excellent social skills. Children listen attentively to instructions and respectfully wait for their friends to finish talking before sharing their ideas.

• Children make excellent progress from their starting points, including those who speak English as an additional language. The manager's precise monitoring systems quickly identify children with gaps in their learning. Interventions are swiftly implemented to ensure that they are closed rapidly.

• The leadership team is dedicated to ensuring that parents are included in all aspects of their children's care and learning. For instance, the team hosts regular events for parents to be able to visit the setting such as 'dad drop ins' and 'stay-and-play' sessions. This has a significant impact on children's learning and development.

• Partnerships with parents are exemplary. Parents are delighted with the 'amazing staff', the 'passionate' owner and the excellent relationships that their children develop. They speak extremely highly of how their children 'thrive' at the nursery.