Dungannon Nursery School

Overview

The inspection describes a “warm, welcoming and highly inclusive environment” where the school’s vision to “nurture and enable all children to achieve their full potential” is “palpable and realised.” Parents and staff were “wholly positive” about the provision, noting that children are “happy, well settled and highly motivated to learn.” The report highlights a “highly effective team” that uses “robust self-evaluation processes” to drive continuous improvement and strategic planning.

Strengths

• Staff “consistently interact skilfully with the children,” using opportunities to develop vocabulary and understanding across the curriculum.
• The needs of children with special educational needs are met “very effectively” through “early identification, individual planning and well-targeted interventions.”
• The “well-planned, stimulating and authentically resourced indoor and outdoor learning environments” promote creative and investigative play.
• The school fosters a “culture of collaboration and continuous learning,” with professional partnerships that “impact positively on the children’s educational and wider experiences.”
• Parents receive “helpful information” and praise the staff for their “dedication, ongoing communication and detailed knowledge of their child.”

Areas to improve

• The report identifies no significant areas for improvement.

Safeguarding

The evidence provided demonstrates that “the arrangements for child protection align to the current statutory guidance.”