Reedley Hallows Nursery School, Burnley

What is it like to attend this school?

Children are happy at this friendly nursery school. They arrive each morning with broad smiles, and they delight in the time spent with kind and nurturing staff. Children confidently welcome visitors and invite them to join in with their activities. They proudly showed inspectors their favourite books and resources.

The school has high expectations for children, including for those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Most children achieve well. Typically, they move on to primary school ready for the next stage of their learning.

What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?

The school has devised a broad and engaging curriculum that flows seamlessly from the beginning of the provision for two-year-old children. There are many opportunities that children benefit from to explore, investigate and discover across areas of learning. Staff carefully select resources and activities that interest and excite children. This helps to ensure that children, including those with SEND, gain a successful start to their education.

In most areas of the curriculum, children learn well. In the main, staff design and deliver activities that build on what children already know. Typically, staff address any gaps in children's knowledge well. Nevertheless, during some activities, some staff are not clear about the important knowledge that children should learn. This means that some staff do not place enough emphasis on the knowledge that children need for future learning. At times, this hinders children in making connections with their prior learning and prevents them from learning as deeply as they could.

Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.

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