Blue Giraffe Nursery had its opening Ofsted inspection in 2008, which we are pleased to say passed last year with flying colours.Within the first six months, Ofsted also like to inspect the nursery and report on how it is operating.This surprise inspection was conducted in February 2009 and we are very pleased to announce it went very smoothly indeed. The nursery has since received an inspection to qualify for NEG funding - which is now available to all those children over the age of 3 years.
Our report is now available for inspection from the ofsted.gov.uk website and is also kept for parental viewing in the Manager’s office.We have, as with any new nursery, been given some areas to develop, and work has been carried out on these areas already. Improvements include 18 new outdoor learning boards, sensory activities and new natural resources such as log stepping stones and a variety of planting equipment for the preschool terrace and toddler/baby playground. Overall, we passed WITHOUT any major concerns or inadequate findings being applied to the premises and current procedures.
Comments from the inspector included:
‘a robust recruitment procedure’, ‘well resourced nursery rooms’, ‘fun and stimulating play activities’, ‘all children receive warmth and kindness from staff’, ‘the atmosphere is calm and children are content’, ‘nutritious ‘home cooked’ meals’, ‘children’s health is well promoted’, ‘as well as a healthy diet the building is maintained to a high standard of cleanliness’, ‘babies can crawl and play on the carpet with no obvious risk to their health’, plus…
