Category: Nursery

Stromness Primary School Nursery was inspected in Sept 2024 and received 5 stars / very good across the broad!

In evaluating quality, the Care Inspectorate use a six point scale where 1 is unsatisfactory and 6 is excellent: This is how we scored….

How good is our care, play and learning? 5 – Very Good
How good is our setting? 5 – Very Good
How good is our leadership? 5 – Very Good
How good is our staff team? 5 – Very Good

Key Messages from the report:

• Children were very well nurtured and supported through their daily experience by kind and caring staff.
• Staff’s understanding of child development, differing learning approaches and children’s right to play supported the provision of high-quality experiences.
• Children benefitted from a very good range of open ended, natural child centred resources, enabling them to explore their creativity, imagination and problem solving skills.
• Children’s play and learning was enhanced through strong connections to the wider community.
• Playrooms were homely and fostered a welcoming atmosphere for the children.
• The manager encouraged and motivated everyone involved in the nursery to feel confident in initiating changes.
• A shared vision across the nursery created an inclusive ethos.
• Children benefitted from a happy, caring and committed staff team who knew them well and were passionate about providing high quality care and support.

Nursery Manager Caroline Easton said “The staff are very proud of our setting and always strive to provide high quality ELCC”.

OIC Education Committee expressed “their appreciation to the staff team and manager at Stromness Nursery and their praise for such an outstanding inspection report. They are delighted that the children are having such a high-quality experience”.

You can read the report in full below.