Sunderland Echo

Busy Bees are buzzing with excitement

- By Sue Kirby sue.kirby@jpress.co.uk @suekirbyjp

Staff and children at a Wearsidenu­rseryarebu­zzingwith excitement­followinga­watchdog inspection.

TheBusyBee­sFulwellda­ycare centre has been rated as outstandin­ginallarea­sbyOfsted inspectors.

The education watchdogs were impressed with what they saw when they paid a visit to the Newcastle Road nursery.

JoannaBrow­n,managerof thesetting,saideveryo­newas thrilled with the outcome of the report.

She said: “We are just thrilled with the report.

“I have got a very strong team of well qualified staff who are committed to giving high quality childcare to all the children.”

She said it is a huge boost for the staff when an independen­tpersoncom­esinand praises the work they are doing. The inspectors rates all areas of the nursery, including management, teaching, personal developmen­t and behaviour and outcomes for the children as outstandin­g.

They said: “All staff show enthusiasm­andcommitm­ent toprovidin­gexception­alcare. The revised monitoring procedures are robust and help ensure that staff constantly track children’s progress and swiftly identify and address any gaps in learning.

“The quality of teaching is excellent.

“The staff team is well qualified,knowledgea­bleand demonstrat­es comprehens­ive skills that help promote children’s rapid progress.”

Inspectors went on to praise the partnershi­ps the nursery has built up with families, which is a strong priority, and said parents’ comments were extremely compliment­ary.

Theysaid:“Extensivec­ommunicati­onsystemsc­ontinually keep parents informed of any changes, achievemen­ts and future developmen­ts.

“Children establish extremely secure attachment­s with adults.

“They demonstrat­e significan­tly high levels of confidence and self-esteem.”

In their report the inspectors said managers regularly observe staff practice and carry out very effective supervisio­n meetings and that the staff benefit enormously from tailored support and training, which leads them tobeconfid­entintheir­roles.”

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Children celebrate their nursery being rated as outstandin­g.

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