Mulberry Garden Nursery and Preschool

Mulberry Garden was inspected on 6 June 2023 under the legacy four-area framework (Quality of Education, Behaviour and Attitudes, Personal Development, Leadership and Management), all graded Good. The setting has demonstrated significant improvement from its previous Inadequate rating (December 2022), with the manager and staff implementing a curriculum that builds on children's needs and providing effective support for development. This analysis maps the legacy findings to the November 2025 seven-area framework: Safeguarding is Met, Inclusion is Strong Standard (80), Curriculum and Teaching is Strong Standard (82), Achievement is Strong Standard (81), Behaviour/Attitudes/Routines is Strong Standard (80), Welfare and Well-being is Strong Standard (80), and Leadership and Governance is Strong Standard (81). The overall score of 80 reflects consistent Good performance across all areas. Two specific improvement areas identified by inspectors—extending critical thinking skills and optimizing mealtime organization—present opportunities to move from Strong Standard toward Exceptional performance.