Ofsted “GOOD” for Spring The Hollies

We are over the moon to share that our Spring The Hollies Nursery received a “GOOD” in their recent Ofsted inspection on the 15th of January 2025.

Here are some of the highlights from the report:

• Children interact positively with staff and go for spontaneous cuddles with them. Staff focus well on supporting children’s personal, social and emotional skills within the curriculum. They work closely with parents to help children settle in gradually so they feel comfortable in the setting. Children respond well to staff’s expectations and learn how to be kind and helpful to their friends.

• Staff are keen to help children achieve through their play, and provide a broad curriculum to encourage children’s learning. Overall, this helps staff to engage children in purposeful play and support them to make good progress. For example, babies develop their sensory interest in colour and texture and enjoy feeling soft, colourful scarves across their faces.

• The provider has worked well with staff and other agencies to improve practice since the last inspection. The provider encourages staff to develop their skills and promotes their well-being. This approach has helped staff to establish more effective communication and teamwork and provide a more consistent approach to support children’s needs. For example, staff have raised their understanding of behaviour management strategies. They implement simple ‘golden rules’ with the children and help them to recognise how to use kind hands and walking feet and to take turns with their friends.

• Staff encourage children’s language development well. Babies are keen to repeat words such as ‘yes’ and ‘ok’. Toddlers start to say two- and three-word sentences. Pre-school children start to describe the texture of the gloop they make and say ‘it feels yucky’. They watch with fascination as they scoop this onto a spoon and watch as it then starts to drip off onto their hand. Children tell staff ‘it’s like melted chocolate’.

We spoke with Louise Redwood, Nursery Manager at The Hollies, who was over the moon with the result, here’s what she had to say:

 

This achievement reflects the dedication, care and passion of our amazing team in creating a nurturing and inspiring environment for your little ones!

 

To read The Hollies full Ofsted report please visit https://springchildcare.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Ofsted-report-January-2025.pdf

Please join us in congratulating the team on their hard work and dedication.