Streatham House Nursery

Ofsted rating for Streatham House Nursery

Last inspected 22 December 2021

What it's like to attend

• Children arrive at the nursery very excited, inquisitive and eager for their day to begin. They receive a wonderful, warm welcome by exceptionally caring staff at this inclusive nursery. Children feel safe and secure as they have strong bonds with the staff who care for them.
• A rich array of activities are offered to promote children's interests, such as messy play activities and baking. Children practise emerging writing skills using chalkboards, and younger children are fascinated making dinosaur footprints and car tracks in the sand tray.
• Children have a wonderful love of books at the nursery. Enthusiastic staff read to children every day. They use their voices and props, such as puppets, to make the story captivating.
• Children know the routines well and eagerly volunteer to help at lunchtimes, for example by handing out plates and cutlery to each of their friends. Children are extremely kind and considerate towards each other.
• Staff know their key children extremely well. The carefully planned curriculum shows the progression through the age groups and helps children enjoy learning.
• All children are wonderfully independent. They use photos of themselves to complete a morning register, pour their drinks of water throughout the day, and put on their coats for outdoor play.
• Children are listened to and understood. Staff help children to develop excellent personal, social and emotional skills.
• Parents receive excellent communication from staff about their children's time in the nursery. Staff listen to parents and give them support.

• 1Continue implementing ambitious plans to enhance the learning environment to ensure all children benefit from new teaching ideas.
• 2Enhance staff's understanding and practice of how to provide challenge to younger children to support them in developing a wide and varied vocabulary.