An Aberystwyth nursery has received the thumbs up from inspectors.

Meithrinfa Camau Bach, on Boulevard St Brieuc, was rated “good” by inspectors from Estyn and Care Inspectorate Wales for all five of the rating criteria in a report released this week.

Inspectors visited the Welsh-language nursery in January and rated the setting – which has places for 75 children from eight weeks old and up – ‘good’ in wellbeing, care and development, teaching and assessment, environment, and leadership and management.

The report found that the nursery is a “safe, attractive and welcoming environment that is very fit for purpose”.

Inspectors found the nursery provided a “stimulating” atmosphere for the children, and that leaders have a “sound awareness of safeguarding issues and produce comprehensive and rigorous risk assessments to ensure children’s safety”.

“Practitioners have a wonderful working relationship with children, and know when to intervene and when to let them investigate and discover for themselves,” the report outlines.

“They model spoken language appropriately and reinforce language patterns and familiar vocabulary soundly throughout the session.

“This, in addition to activities that promote the Welsh dimension, ensures that there is a strong Welsh ethos.

“Practitioners question children skilfully in order to expand their understanding and develop their thinking skills successfully.”

Inspectors gave two recommendations to the nursery to make further improvements.

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