Alton School Nursery Medstead

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

The provision is good • The well-qualified and experienced manager has a made a superb start at establishing a high-quality nursery in a new location. She draws on a wealth of expertise and support from the school leadership team. Parents say they are very confident in the care their children receive.

• Staff make good risk assessments and prepare thoroughly to keep children safe from harm when they go on trips into the surrounding countryside. Children practise crossing roads on the school driveway. They learn to stay together, act responsibly and develop exceptional team skills.

• Staff have high expectations for children's behaviour and children rise to these. For exa...mple, older children experiment with test tubes in their pretend research lab. They learn to nurture caterpillars, hatch eggs and remember to feed their guinea pigs.

• The manager checks that children benefit from rich experiences to promote all areas of their learning. She monitors the rate of children's progress and parents say they are kept well informed about their children's achievements. It is not yet outstanding because: • Staff do not make the most of opportunities to extend the thinking skills of the most able children.

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