Little Explorers nursery in Grantham celebrates ‘good’ rating from Ofsted

A nursery is celebrating its recent ‘good’ rating from Ofsted.

Little Explorers, in Green Lane, received ‘good’ in all areas following an Ofsted inspection on September 26.

Claire Kirby, manager of Little Explorers, said it was “great” to hear the news.

She added: “We have worked really hard for this.

“We’ve had lovely feedback from our parents of how much we care for the children and how much we support them.

“It was also the first Ofsted [inspection] for quite a few staff so it was a great learning curve for us.”

In the report, it said the children who attend the nursery “settle quickly and show positive relationships with staff” and they were “supported to develop physical skills”.

The manager and staff were praised for the curriculum that “helps children to progress in their development”.

It also said the manager also “reflects on staff practice and gathers feedback from parents to help identify ongoing improvements”.

To improve, the report said the nursery could “strengthen the information gathered from parents” when the child first starts in order to help the staff understand “children’s priory learning on entry”.

It also said it could help staff to “consistently support pre-school children to take turns in conversations” and “listen to the views of others during group times”.

On its suggested improvements in the report, Claire added: "Since the inspection requirements we have already made improvements by adding an age-related sheet to the 'All About Me' for each of our three rooms for parents to complete in regards to where their child is developmentally, this gives staff a baseline of each child straight away so we are able to set next steps.

“During our group times in preschool children are encouraged to wait for their turn to participate by putting their hands up, this supports children's understanding of turn taking and also gives all children the same opportunities to share their thoughts and ideas.”