Sunflowers Nursery (Holmgate)

Ofsted rating for Sunflowers Nursery (Holmgate)

Last inspected 27 October 2023

What it's like to attend

• Children show positive relationships with staff and listen to their instructions; they show a willingness to help staff and kindness to their peers.
• Children are encouraged to keep trying in their learning, for example, when they try to pass a wooden puzzle to staff, staff say, 'You can do it'.
• Outside, children show excitement to be physically active and access climbing equipment and wooden ramps safely with staff support.
• Children have opportunities to develop a love of books, with staff engaging them to finish familiar sentences during story time.
• The manager and staff focus the curriculum on supporting children's communication and language skills through activities like nursery rhymes and targeted assessments.
• Staff support children with their emotional well-being effectively, adapting practice for new children and preparing older children for school.
• Parents comment that they appreciate the support they receive from staff to help their children with toileting, and staff offer ideas for home learning.
• The manager reflects on practice and gathers feedback from parents to continuously improve children's learning.
• The arrangements for safeguarding are effective, with children learning about keeping themselves safe and staff understanding their responsibilities.

• 1Help staff to give children clear and consistent messages about all rules and boundaries
• 2Support staff to develop their interactions with children and allow children to follow their own thoughts and ideas during planned activities.