Ofsted Outstanding - N Family Club - Stoke Newington, Church Street

Recipient: N Family Club - Stoke Newington, Church Street

Date: Wednesday 05 Apr 2023

'Children thrive at this exceptional nursery. They benefit from highly attentive and personalised care from their key persons.'

'Children build strong and affectionate attachments with the staff and feel very safe and secure in their care.'

'The highly ambitious curriculum greatly benefits children with their communication, independence, and social interactions.'

- Ofsted Report

Ofsted is the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills.

'Leaders and staff have the highest expectations for children's learning and development. There are multiple opportunities for children to cultivate their independence from the start. Therefore, children have fantastic self-care skills in relation to their ages.'

'Leaders provide exemplary support for the staff team. Supervision and training for all staff is sharply focused to ensure that teaching is of the highest quality throughout the nursery. Staff are highly motivated to develop their professional skills and knowledge. They speak with great enthusiasm about the broad opportunities for training and how this helps them to enrich children's learning experiences.'

'Staff know the children exceptionally well. They provide highly stimulating activities, which instil children with the awe and wonder of learning. Therefore, even the youngest babies are motivated to explore and discover.'

'Children's behaviour is exemplary throughout the nursery. They learn from an early age to understand and express their emotions. For example, as babies examine themselves in a mirror, staff use simple language to describe their facial expressions. They help toddlers to identify a wider range of feelings, such as by relating them to 'colour monsters' from a favourite story. As a result, children swiftly learn to regulate their behaviour and enjoy being kind and considerate to others.'

'Children thoroughly enjoy being outdoors in their stimulating rooftop garden and on visits to the local park. They build strong bodies through vigorous daily exercise and activities such as yoga and movement sessions. Children are keen to sample the tasty and nutritious meals and snacks provided. This helps them to discover and enjoy a wide variety of healthy foods.

'Staff forge strong partnerships with parents and work extremely hard to engage them in their children's learning.'