Oaklands Nursery
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Oaklands Nursery was inspected on 13 May 2025 and rated Good across all areas. The report uses the legacy 4-area framework (Quality of Education, Behaviour & Attitudes, Personal Development, Leadership & Management), which has been mapped to the November 2025 7-area structure. Safeguarding arrangements are effective. The nursery demonstrates strong practice in language development, behaviour support, and curriculum sequencing. Children make good progress and feel safe and secure. Two key areas for improvement have been identified: (1) enhancing independent play through better resource accessibility and presentation, and (2) improving lunchtime transitions and routines to reduce disruption to sleep time and staff attention. The nursery also failed to notify Ofsted of a significant event, though the provider now understands notification requirements.
Inspection Overview
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Good
Curriculum and Teaching
Good
Achievement
Good
Behaviour, Attitudes and Establishing Routines
Good
Children's Welfare and Well-being
Good
Leadership and Governance
Good
Key Insights From The Inspection
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SafeguardingEffective arrangements
SafeguardingChild-focused culture
SafeguardingClear understanding
InclusionEAL support
Areas for improvement
SafeguardingNotification procedures
InclusionResource accessibility
InclusionIndependent access
Curriculum and TeachingResource accessibility
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Location of Oaklands Nursery
8 Brook Street, Tonbridge, Kent, TN9 2PJ
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