Congratulations to all the staff at RSC Nursery in Stratford-upon-Avon who recently received ‘Outstanding’ judgements across all the four inspection areas - quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development and leadership and management.
The Head of Nursery works extremely closely with her staff team to provide a consistent and coherent approach to learning.
Ongoing training ensures the nursery remains up to date and is very well equipped to support the individual needs of all children.
All aspects of the nursery provision are carefully considered. Planning is informed by children's individual interests and developmental needs. This ensures all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, and those who speak English as an additional language, are well supported to make rapid progress in their learning and development.
Children are very well prepared for the next stage in their education. Transitions into nursery, between rooms, and on to school are carefully managed for each child and their family. There are many opportunities for the children to develop their independence and self-confidence.
Two-year-olds begin to serve their own breakfast and pour their own drinks.
Learning environments are thoughtfully planned to ensure they fully support children to access all areas of learning. An exceptional range of resources are available to the children throughout the day.
Older children have opportunities to paint, make playdough, observe plants growing in the green house, and use torches to explore the garden as it begins to get dark.
Children, babies and staff come together daily for a family-style lunch. Staff visibly enjoy sitting with children, engaging them in conversation and supporting them to eat independently. At first, they use their hands and a spoon, and then real knives, forks and glasses are introduced. The extremely appetising, healthy menu includes fresh fruit and vegetables daily, and introduces children to a broad range of foods.
Staff's individual skills are used well to enhance the curriculum further. They expertly lead children during science, creative, cooking and forest school activities.
Parents are supported to have a very strong understanding of how children learn. They speak extremely highly of the individual support and care provided to both their children and themselves by the skilled staff team. They value the broad range of learning opportunities their children receive, and comment on how well staff know their children as individuals and tailor their approach to each child. Parents describe how difficult it is for them to put into words how wonderful the RSC nursery is