The Haven Nursery School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good Staff use meticulous assessment systems to identify children's developmental needs and monitor children's progress with precision.

Parents receive focused information on children's progress and facilitate the continuation of learning at home to a very high degree. Staff work in close partnership with other professionals, including health visitors, to fully support children's development. All children, including those who have special educational needs (SEN) or who speak English as an additional language, progress very well from their starting points.

Where additional funding is supplied to support children's learning, it is used with excellent effe...ct to provide resources to meet children's personal needs in a way that suits them. Staff teach children how to manage their own health. For example, children learn about the effects of physical activity and fetch their drinks after exercising.

Staff provide enjoyable and interactive activities where children learn about fruit and vegetables. For example, they learn about avocados in a variety of ways and see how they grow. Staff are supported well to develop their qualifications and skills.

Professional development is used very well to improve teaching standards. For example, a recent course has led to staff using exemplary techniques to develop children's language. It is not yet outstanding because: The manager has not implemented robust systems to enable staff to precisely follow parents' preferences with regard to children's care routines and welfare needs.

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