Thrive Princes Dock

Holyrood Day Nursery Princes Dock was inspected on 5 February 2025 under the legacy 4-area framework (Quality of Education, Behaviour and Attitudes, Personal Development, Leadership and Management), with all areas graded Good. This analysis maps those findings to the November 2025 7-area framework. The setting provides a welcoming, respectful environment with strong relationships between staff and children. Key strengths include excellent literacy provision with a well-resourced library, effective behaviour teaching, good support for children with SEND, and inclusive practices. The primary area for improvement is mathematics curriculum design: while staff teach some mathematical concepts, they lack a coherent, sequenced curriculum that identifies key knowledge and progression. A safeguarding incident was identified during inspection, but the setting has since taken effective remedial action with no impact on child safety. Overall, the setting maintains its Good rating with clear trajectory for improvement through targeted mathematics curriculum development.