Growing Beans Nursery -Preschool

Growing Beans Nursery Preschool received a Good rating across all areas in its first routine inspection since registration in 2021. This 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. The nursery demonstrates effective practice in key-person systems, parent partnerships, literacy development, and physical activity. Safeguarding arrangements are effective with a positive culture prioritizing children's interests. The two main areas for development identified by the inspector are: (1) extending children's understanding of healthy lifestyles and their impact on bodies, and (2) enhancing staff professional development to raise teaching quality to the highest level. The setting is well-positioned for progression to Strong Standard across most areas with targeted investment in staff training and curriculum enrichment.