Millfields Nursery School

Overview

Millfields Nursery School is described as a “special place” where children “flourish” due to high standards of education and care. The report highlights an “incredibly inclusive culture” and notes that children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, “achieve well” and are “well prepared for the next stage of their education.”

Strengths

• Children “love coming to school” and are “fully involved in exciting learning experiences” from arrival, demonstrating high independence and positive behaviour.
• The curriculum effectively develops essential knowledge, skills, and vocabulary, with communication and language underpinning all areas through stories, rhymes, and songs.
• Provision for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities is “very strong,” with needs identified quickly and appropriate support ensuring full curriculum access.
• Staff support for personal development is “exemplary,” nurturing individual talents and fostering habits such as good oral health.
• Governors are “highly committed” and provide effective challenge, while staff morale is high due to valued professional development opportunities.

Areas to improve

• Staff should ensure they plan activities that help children remember what they have learned, as “on occasion, some opportunities to develop children’s knowledge is missed” during focus group times.

Safeguarding

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