Victoria Nursery School

Overview

Victoria Nursery School provides a “safe, happy and inclusive pre-school experience” where staff are “fully committed” to their vision of “Growing and Learning Together.” The inspection highlights a “highly successful community of learning” characterised by strong partnerships with parents and a focus on emotional well-being.

Strengths

• Staff work “collaboratively and very effectively,” using a “meticulous” cycle of planning, observation, and assessment to support individual progress.
• Children show a “clear sense of belonging and emotional security,” forming good friendships and demonstrating “sustained engagement” in play.
• Significant development is noted in children’s “physical skills, language development and early mathematical language.”
• The school maintains “excellent communication” with parents, who report their children are happy and making progress.
• Strategic approaches to “emotional health and well-being” positively impact resilience, staff morale, and family support.

Areas to improve

• The report identifies no significant areas for improvement.

Safeguarding

The evidence provided demonstrates that the arrangements for child protection “align to the current statutory guidance.”