Bayonne Nursery School

Overview

Bayonne Nursery School continues to be judged as an outstanding school, where children “flourish” and settle quickly because they feel “happy and safe.” The report highlights an “exceptional curriculum offer” designed to prepare children well for primary school, supported by staff who are described as “experts in early years practice.”

Strengths

• Children receive high-quality support, with those having special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) being “extremely well supported” and learning happily alongside peers.
• Staff effectively develop speech, language, and communication by engaging children in “quality talk” and using every opportunity to deepen knowledge.
• The curriculum is “carefully organised” to ensure children embed learning steps, with staff continually adapting play opportunities to extend understanding.
• Parents are “delighted” with the provision, praising extra activities and the “expert advice” staff provide on issues such as potty training.
• Staff are well-supported by leaders, benefiting from “high-quality professional development” that enables them to become expert practitioners.

Areas to improve

The report identifies no significant areas for improvement.

Safeguarding

The report states that “the arrangements for safeguarding are effective.”