WELLINGTON School’s indoor and outdoor nurseries have received an ‘excellent’ report following a recent inspection.

The quality of care and support at the school was graded as ‘6-Excellent’ after the various aspects of the of the nurseries were examined including the experience of the children.

The Care Inspectorate found Wellington children to be ‘happy, secure and confident in the nursery and [were] presented as enthusiastic learners’.

Staff were found to be ‘skilled, kind, caring and patient’ meanwhile, a ‘particular strength’ is the planning of ‘consistent routines and a rich programme of activities based on children’s own ideas and interests’.

As a result, ‘children were fully engaged in leading their own learning.
Through activities, including healthy snack preparation, fire safety, swimming, outdoor play, art and recycling, children were developing confidence, independence skills and were progressing well in all aspects of their learning.

Staff support children to explore the indoor and outdoor environments to design activities, assess risk, choose to play with friends or on their own and investigate the natural world.

One parent said: “My child has progressed greatly which I believe is down to the great staff throughout the nursery and their fantastic learning and development programmes.”

Another praised how the Nursery includes parents in their child’s education. They said: “We have opportunities to spend time in the nursery at the stay and play sessions, trips and some parents can volunteer their skills.”

Others highlighted swimming lessons and the Outdoor Nursery – both of which are entirely unique to Wellington. Another specific strength highlighted by the report is Wellington Nursery’s Transition Programme.

The report said that children receive first class preparation for primary school through contact with receiving primaries and visits to Wellington Junior School where the children share activities and have discussions with older pupils.

Wellington Nursery prides itself to be committed to promoting the self-confidence and self-esteem of each child by assisting them in becoming more independent both physically and mentally.