Selhurst Nursery School and Children's Centre

Overview

Selhurst Nursery School and Children’s Centre is described as a “special place” where children “flourish” due to high standards of education and care. The report highlights that leaders are “highly ambitious” and have successfully improved the curriculum since the previous inspection, resulting in an overall effectiveness judgement of Good.

Strengths

• Children are “safe and happy,” settling quickly and engaging fully in “exciting learning experiences” from arrival.
• Provision for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) is “in many ways exceptional,” with needs identified quickly and appropriate support provided.
• Staff support for personal development is “exceptional,” including opportunities with local performing arts schools and annual museum visits.
• The curriculum effectively develops early reading and language skills through “stories, rhymes and songs,” which are central to daily life.
• Staff morale is high, with leaders providing consideration for workload and well-being, and governors offering “effective challenge and support.”

Areas to improve

• Some aspects of the curriculum, including mathematics, are at an “earlier stage of design and implementation” and require further time to be fully embedded.
• Staff need further support and high-quality training to ensure these newer curriculum areas are “implemented consistently” to match the school’s ambitions.

Safeguarding

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