A nursery is "disappointed" after being rated requires improvement by Ofsted. Dolphins Day Nursery in Chesswood Road, Worthing, was inspected last month. The inspectors noticed that although children feel "safe and secure" at the nursery, there are a number of shortcomings in the curriculum and certain learning practices.
READ MORE: Victorian pub with dance floor will be partly turned into flats The report noted that although leaders have developed a clear curriculum, it is not always taught well and learning aims are not always met. The report read: "Staff do not consistently understand the curriculum and it is not always implemented successfully. "When activities are set up, staff are not always clear about what they want children to learn from them, and so the learning aims are not met.
"For example, children do not have the opportunity to think or make predictions for themselves during a colour-mixing activity, as intended." Inspectors also said that while children were keen on some activities and behaved well overall, staff did not build on what children were learning. Certain practices such as sharing toys and equipment were also not monitored effectively, which means children do not receive consistent information on how to share.
It was also found that some of the children lose interest in certain activities when staff do not respond to them. This was also found to be the case with healthy eating as inspectors found that although healthy food and snacks are offered to .
