Glaitness School

Overview

Inspectors visited Glaitness Nursery in May 2023 and found an “inclusive, nurturing and welcoming ethos” where children are “confident and safe.” The report highlights “enthusiastic practitioners” and successful learning approaches rooted in the local natural environment, concluding that the setting has the capacity to continue improving without further inspection visits.

Strengths

• An “inclusive, nurturing and welcoming ethos” based on shared values, ensuring children feel “confident and safe.”
• “Enthusiastic practitioners” who work effectively with the manager to improve children’s life chances and experiences.
• Successful approaches to teaching about the “local community, plants and wildlife,” making learning “relevant and meaningful.”
• High-quality care and support, with the Care Inspectorate rating nurturing care as “very good.”
• Effective leadership and staff deployment, with the Care Inspectorate rating the staff team as “very good.”

Areas to improve

• Develop approaches to assessment to ensure all children make “very good progress” and use data to inform next steps.
• Further develop practitioners’ questioning approaches to improve children’s play and learning experiences.

Safeguarding

The report states that children are “confident and safe in their environment” and notes that the Care Inspectorate identified no requirements or areas for improvement regarding care standards.