CHAPEL
TKC Day Nursery Chapel have been rated as ‘Outstanding‘ in all areas of practice, by Ofsted 29th May 2025. To view our latest Ofsted inspection click here.
The report provides evidence and observations of the quality of teaching and practice, at TKC. Of the many amazing comments within the report, here are a few we are all immensely proud of:
- Children are highly confident and skilled communicators. They benefit from a language-rich environment and high-quality interactions with staff. Children use language to express themselves in a wide range of situations. Regular storytelling and singing foster children’s deep appreciation of books and heighten their awareness of rhyme. Children use ambitious vocabulary as they describe events and engage in imaginative play.
- Children demonstrate exceptional drive and determination as they solve problems and learn to do things independently. This ensures children are extremely well prepared for the next stage in their education.
- Children seize opportunities to ask questions and engage in detailed conversations to extend their learning further. For example, when participating in a group story time, children compare the similarities between a radish and a beetroot. They use a wide and expressive vocabulary as they recall growing their own vegetables in the nursery garden. Children delight in sharing their knowledge with others.
- All children, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, reach their full potential as they receive the highest levels of care and support. The staff are highly skilled and committed to ensuring that the ambitious curriculum is thoughtfully adapted to meet individual needs.
- Parents speak extremely highly of the nursery and comment on the immense progress that children make during their time there. Parents recognise that children develop essential skills that enable them to be confident learners. They value the family community created by the team as a whole, which helps children to flourish and succeed.
- Staff have a deep and insightful knowledge of every child in their care. This enables them to adapt the environment and routines so that all children thrive and feel happy and secure.
- Staff have extremely high expectations for children’s behaviour and support them through excellent role-modelling and sensitive guidance. Children consistently use polite manners and show respect and appreciation for one another and the natural world. For example, older children willingly offer assistance when they notice a friend needs help. Staff promote children’s self-esteem and resilience incredibly well.
- Inspirational leaders and managers ensure staff are highly motivated and strive to achieve the highest standards. Staff exude enthusiasm for their roles and continually review their practice and share ideas.
- Dedicated and passionate leaders skilfully plan a curriculum that is precisely focused on the needs of individual children and their evolving interests and developmental stages. This means that all children remain highly motivated and engaged in their learning.