Hampton Nursery School

Activities: They develop excellent problem-solving skills.

Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Staff are incredibly adept at ensuring mathematical skills are fully embedded in all areas of children's play.

Communication: The manager and staff have established very effective partnerships with parents.

Community Building: The manager is enthusiastic about supporting others to develop their practice and improve outcomes for children.

Programs and Resources: For example, they use additional funding very effectively to support children to develop their social skills through targeted group work.

Staff Training: The manager engages the staff in a wide range of training opportunities.

Welcoming and Professional Staff: Staff are superb role models who demonstrate positive, respectful relationships.

Safeguarding Training: All staff are very confident about their responsibility to safeguard and protect children. They have an outstanding awareness of the procedures to follow.

Play and Learning Integration: Staff are skilled at engaging children in investigative play. For instance, younger children make use of the magnifying glasses to examine the snail they have found in the garden.

Transition to Primary School: Older children develop exceptional literacy skills as they learn to recognise and write their name in readiness for school.

Child Safety Management: They ensure children's safety at all times, and are extremely skilled at teaching children how to identify and manage hazards for themselves.

Children's Safety and Security: Staff have developed exemplary settling-in procedures to help children build very close attachments to staff.

Happiness and Settling: Their praise and encouragement helps to support children to develop high self-esteem and resilience.

Nutritional Menu: Staff teach children how to have a healthy diet incredibly well.