Kenilworth Nursery School & Early Years Training Centre

Overview

The inspection describes a nursery where children “thrive and develop a thirst for learning” within a setting rated at a “Strong standard” across all categories. Leaders have established a “highly effective behaviour culture” and a “very well-considered and sequenced curriculum” that places children at its centre. The report highlights that staff interactions are of a “very high quality,” ensuring children are “safe, understood and nurtured” from the age of two.

Strengths

• Children gain a “deep body of knowledge and skills” that prepares them “very well for primary school,” particularly in communication, language, and mathematics.
• Staff “expertly question, explain and discuss ideas” with children, securely deepening their knowledge and addressing barriers to learning through focused interactions.
• Leaders build “strong partnerships with parents and carers,” involving them in learning through activities like ‘parent and child together’ days and ‘thinking together’ meetings.
• The school fosters exceptional personal development, where children learn to “make good friendships and cooperate well,” showing “sensitivity and empathy” towards one another.
• Inclusion is rigorous, with leaders quickly identifying needs and ensuring “specific support is put in place early” for children with special educational needs or disabilities.

Areas to improve

• Leaders and governors should ensure that “continued improvements to the implementation of all areas of learning consistently secure and sustain exceptional outcomes for all children.”

Safeguarding

The safeguarding standards are met, with leaders establishing an “open culture in which safeguarding is everyone's responsibility” and concerns are “actively identified, acted upon and managed.”