A ‘Good’ Ofsted Rating for The Wishing Tree Children’s Nursery

The Wishing Tree Children’s Nursery & Preschool in Brighton, part of Grandir UK, has achieved ‘Good’ in their latest Ofsted inspection.

On 7th February, the nursery achieved ‘Good’ across all areas of inspection including Quality of Education, Behaviour & Attitudes, Personal Development, and Leadership & Management.

The nursery and preschool have a home-from-home feel with a large secure garden, set in a former family home next to Withdean Park; easily accessed from the A23 or A27 in the northern suburbs of Brighton within close proximity to bus and train links.

The report commented that the children have a wide variety of opportunities to develop their physical skills. ‘Children improve their balance and strengthen core muscles as they stretch their bodies into yoga poses.’ The children at the nursery are able to practise their fine motor skills by exploring new materials and tools, which will help them when learning to write. ‘They squeeze, pound and manipulate clay and use pipettes to distribute water.’

The nursery staff create regular opportunities to help develop the children's independence. The report noted that ‘babies learn to respond to their own care needs as staff support them to wipe their own noses with the aid of mirrors.’ Older children enjoy additional responsibility as they set up areas for mealtimes, gathering plates and cutlery from the kitchen and laying the table.

The inspector noted that the nursery team and parents have a great partnership, which also extends to third party professionals, ‘creating a consistent approach that supports children's learning.’ Parents receive regular updates on their children's progress and any staff changes, policies and routines. Parents say that their ‘children are happy and make good progress during their time at the setting.’

Lucy Chapman, Nursery Manager at The Wishing Tree Day Nursery & Preschool in Brighton, comments ‘I’m so proud of my nursery team! We have all worked together to get this ‘Good’ Ofsted result, and I’m so glad that the level and care we provide to help our children flourish and grow has been recognised.’

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