Springboard Nursery Anlaby

Inclusion: Strong standard

Children experience an inclusive, nurturing environment where they feel safe, valued and understood. They form secure relationships with staff who demonstrate excellent knowledge of child development and respond sensitively to their emotions, interests and emerging needs. Staff present clear expectations and use calm, purposeful interactions that enable children to settle quickly, feel confident and access the right support at the right time.

Children benefit from well-chosen resources and visual prompts that enable children to follow routines, communicate their needs and succeed from their starting points. Leaders state a clear commitment to inclusion and ensure every child, including those with special educational needs, emerging needs, disadvantaged backgrounds, children who speak English as an additional language, and those known or previously known to children's social care, receives well matched support.

Leaders' use of early years pupil premium funding is purposeful and targeted. For example, they have invested in sensory resources supporting sequenced curriculum for children. These resources enable children to regulate their emotions, stay engaged in learning and build secure foundations for future progress. Children are supported by confident, knowledgeable staff. Ongoing training, parental and external professionals partnership maintains continuity, enabling children to feel secure, included and able to thrive.

Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard

Leaders present a consistent, well-sequenced curriculum that clearly sets out what children should know and be able to do across all areas of learning. The team demonstrate an inspiring commitment to inclusion and ensure the curriculum is delivered in a way that enables all children to participate fully. Staff provide purposeful teaching and interactions that build on children's individual interests and enables all children to make secure progress. They model language clearly and motivate children in meaningful conversations, supporting them to express ideas and ask questions.

Teaching is woven throughout the day, including routines, mealtimes and care experiences. Practitioners recognise that every interaction is an opportunity to extend learning. They skilfully engage children in meaningful conversations, which supports children to be confident communicators and to ask questions. They respond to children's interests, build on what children already know, address misconceptions promptly and adapt teaching to meet developmental needs. Assessment is used effectively to identify gaps and inform next steps. Staff ensure mathematical learning is woven through daily activities. For example, staff support children's mathematical skills extremely well as they make 'silly soup' and confidently count oranges, and they model positional language such as higher, faster, under and over during play.

Achievement: Strong standard

Children achieve excellent outcomes demonstrating secure, fully embedded knowledge and skills across all areas of learning. They use new vocabulary confidently, apply mathematical ideas in play and show highly effective control and coordination in their movements. This helps children to express themselves clearly, solve problems and engage in learning with curiosity and motivation.

Children with special educational needs and disabilities also achieve excellent progress. They demonstrate growing independence as they practise new skills and participate fully. For example, children use visual prompts to follow routines, and others recognise familiar words in stories using early phonics knowledge. This helps children to apply learning accurately and build confidence. Children are well prepared for their next stage of education. They demonstrate resilience, curiosity and independence, securing highly productive foundations for future learning. Non-verbal children are captivated by singing and actions; they smile, make eye contact and join in through shared enjoyment, demonstrating deep engagement and connection.

Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines: Strong standard

All children flourish in a calm, harmonious and positive environment where behaviour expectations are robust, consistent and fully understood. Children respond confidently and demonstrate exemplary behaviour throughout the day. They show respect for others, care for their environment and move through routines with ease. Children demonstrate a genuine desire to focus on their learning, which helps them to engage confidently and sustain attention.

All children form warm, trusting relationships with their key person. They settle quickly, follow familiar routines and demonstrate increasing independence as they navigate the day. Children anticipate what comes next, regulate their emotions and show resilience when challenges arise. They build friendships, play cooperatively and show kindness towards one another, often comforting friends or inviting others into their play. Children who face barriers to learning or wellbeing are identified swiftly. They demonstrate growing confidence as they use simple strategies to manage emotions and resolve conflicts, such as taking turns in circle singing time. Children are praised when they solve problems independently, which helps them to build self belief and secure positive attitudes to learning. All children benefit from this nurturing, respectful culture and demonstrate the confidence and emotional security needed for future learning.

Children's welfare and wellbeing: Strong standard

All children benefit from a calm, welcoming and enriching environment that promotes independence, choice and exploration. Children experience warm, responsive relationships with their key person, helping them feel valued, confident and emotionally secure. They recognise and express their feelings, and demonstrate increasing ability to regulate their emotions, which supports resilience and a strong sense of belonging.

All children engage positively in everyday routines that offer additional learning opportunities. They show enthusiasm and confidence as they help prepare their breakfast and snack, pour their own water, scoop their own meals and eat using spoons and forks. These experiences help children to build independence, coordination and self-belief. Children who face barriers to learning or wellbeing are identified swiftly. They demonstrate growing confidence as they use simple strategies to manage emotions and resolve conflicts. Children are praised when they solve problems independently, which helps them to build self-belief and secure positive attitudes to learning. Children benefit from this nurturing, respectful culture and demonstrate the confidence and emotional security needed for future learning.

Leadership and governance: Strong standard

Leaders are highly dedicated to securing the best possible outcomes for all children. Leaders value the contribution staff make and consider wellbeing and workload thoughtfully. Routine evaluations identify areas for development accurately and ensure timely action that sustains high standards across the nursery. Ongoing renovations and leadership developments strengthen organisational oversight and ensure the nursery continues to run smoothly and with consistently high expectations. For example, leaders are creating 3 new sensory rooms and a new Toddler Lodge, giving babies and toddlers their own dedicated spaces. These improvements will benefit all children, especially those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, by providing calming, enriching environments that help them regulate emotions and engage more confidently in learning.

Leaders place children at the heart of every decision to ensure actions have a positive impact on their development and progress. Leaders also ensure additional funding, including early years pupil premium, is used effectively to enrich experiences, remove barriers and strengthen children's progress. Professional development and supervision are embedded. Targeted training improves staff's knowledge, confidence and practice. Leaders work closely with parents and external professionals to support children's development and transitions. A culture of professionalism, reflection and continuous improvement is firmly established across the setting.