Nursery staff praised by Ofsted for 'cuddling children' when reading to them

A nursery in Luton has been praised by Ofsted inspectors for ‘encouraging all children to develop a love of books’ and for ‘often cuddling with them when they read’.

Bright Horizons Bramingham Day Nursery and Preschool was rated ‘good’ by Ofsted, with inspectors highlighting the support staff give children with their language development by using books, pointing out the encouragement they give to children to name the foods in ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’.

In addition, the inspectors said the manager has developed a ‘motivated and enthusiastic team of staff who all demonstrate their love of working with children’ adding ‘she has raised staff morale considerably since she began working at the nursery a few months ago. Staff praise her leadership and feel well supported. They feel able to share any concerns they have and know that any suggestions they make to improve the nursery will be listened to.’

Children at the nursery are curious and engaged learners, according to Ofsted, with the report revealing that ‘babies press their faces up to the glass in their door and make faces at people they recognise. They smile and chatter to adults in the room and are learning to play alongside other children.’

‘Staff help babies look in mirrors and copy the faces they make, to discover more about their bodies and learn about their reflections,’ added the report.

Fiona Igori, manager of the nursery, said: “I am delighted that the hard work and dedication shown by my team each and every day has been recognised by Ofsted in this positive report. We will continue to deliver exceptional care and education to our families; who we pride ourselves on working very closely with.”

The comments from inspectors over the nursery staff’s caring and nurturing attitude towards the children is echoed by parents on reviews left on daynurseries.co.uk.

One parent said: “My son has been attending nursery since 2015, he loves every minute of it. My second baby has now started in the baby room and the staff have settled him in amazingly. The management at the nursery are very helpful, always giving advice/tips on behaviour and toilet training. The staff are very caring and loving towards my children. Cannot praise the nursery enough!”

Another parent said: “My daughter has been going to the nursery now for five months. I am really happy that we have chosen this nursery, even though location wise it is not the best for us. The staff are very caring, they pay attention if you have a special request; overall you can see that they really love children. My daughter loves going to the nursery, and she doesn’t cry at all at drop off.”

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