A PENRHYNCOCH nursery has been asked to share its “excellent practice” after a glowing report from inspectors.

Gogerddan Childcare based at Plas Gogerddan was given the thumbs up by Estyn in a report released last week.

Inspectors praised the nursery for its “positive contribution” to the lives of the children it looks after and rated the setting ‘good’ for its current performance and ‘excellent’ for its prospects for improvement - the top rung of the inspectorate’s ranking ladder.

The report said the nursery’s current performance is good because “most children make positive progress in all areas of learning and in their literacy and numeracy skills”; “nearly all children demonstrate enthusiasm towards their learning”; “nearly all children behave responsibly”; and also they give children “outstanding learning experiences and provide regular and highly effective opportunities for children to develop their key, social and independent skills”.

They also found: “the extremely broad, balanced and interesting curriculum is very well supported by a vibrant learning environment”; “practitioners’ teaching and assessment practices challenge children well”; “practitioners care and support children diligently”; “practitioners develop positive relationships with children”; and also the “excellent use is made of accessible resources, both indoors, out of doors and in the inventive and innovative forest area.”

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