Gamesley Early Excellence Centre

Overview

Gamesley Early Excellence Centre is described as an “inclusive and welcoming setting where children thrive.” The report states that staff know the children well, ensuring they “start their school day with confidence and a smile.” Children are “happy and inquisitive,” engaging well with learning opportunities and achieving well across most areas.

Strengths

• Staff promote positive behaviour effectively, with children modelling the rules of “being kind and listening to adults.”
• The curriculum is “broad and interesting,” providing a “secure foundation for continuing to learn to read at primary school.”
• Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) benefit from an education “as ambitious as that of their peers.”
• Staff support children’s personal development through activities such as learning about different festivals and using role-play areas.
• The school guides parents well through the transition to school, and staff value being part of a “close-knit team.”

Areas to improve

• In some areas, the curriculum lacks precision regarding the “important knowledge and vocabulary that children should learn,” making it difficult for staff to prioritise learning activities.
• On occasion, staff do not sufficiently use talk to build children’s knowledge during play, meaning some children do not “expand their language as well as they might.”

Safeguarding

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