St Nicholas Children's Centre

Ofsted rating for St Nicholas Children's Centre

Last inspected 30 January 2024

What it's like to attend

• Staff build positive, trusting, and supportive relationships with children and involve themselves in children's play.
• Staff effectively use a newly renovated sensory room for children to explore and experiment, supporting physical skills and providing a quiet haven.
• Staff routinely assess children's development, identify gaps, and plan activities to promote progress.
• The setting is well-led and runs smoothly, with managers taking effective action to ensure public liability insurance is in place.
• Key staff responsible for safeguarding children have strong skills, knowledge, and work respectfully with families and other agencies.
• Staff deliver purposeful teaching, and roles and responsibilities are clearly defined, with experienced staff acting as strong role models.
• The well-supported staff create a positive and enjoyable atmosphere, fostering positive child behaviour and confidence.
• The key-person system is effective, with staff routinely providing personal care and sharing information with parents, leading to strong bonds and secure children.
• There is an open and positive culture around safeguarding that prioritises children's interests.

• 1Observe staff practice more closely to identify further ways to improve teaching quality.
• 2Consider arrangements for some routines to help children concentrate without distractions.
• 3Reflect on ways to provide parents who speak English as an additional language with more information about how the setting is run and organised.