St Andrew's Community Nursery

This is a community Nursery and a registered charity, this means it is not run for profit, but for the benefit of local family's who use it and this show. My granddaughter is the second generation of my family to attend and is extremely happy here, the dedicated staff team are very professional and with years of experience, some of them have been there since my daughter attended some 25 years ago, they go out of their way to see that she enjoys her day. She is always learning new things and has made lots of friends. It is in a lovely setting with lots of outside space as well as plenty of room in side, but above all she loves going.

I am surprised to read the previous review as I visited the nursery with my daughter and found the nursery to be welcoming and child friendly. The nursery had lots of equipment and the children were happy and busy with the staff. We were shown a board for parents to show how children's development was supported by staff, and the lady showing us around was very helpful answering all my daughters questions. I liked this nursery very much. I was expecting much of a garden after reading the last post, but was surprised when I visited to find two well equipped outdoor spaces, with lots of space indoors too.

My view of this nursery, is that it is only one step ahead of being a Play Group. It does not create opportunities for learning/activities to take place. i.e not to a high standard. This can slow down children's progress. Furthermore, It is not clear whether the nursery caters to SEN or if it has SEN curriculum, and EAL resources and activities that caters to Special needs education.