Moon River Nursery & Pre-School - Main Location

Moon River Nursery And Pre-School was inspected on 29 July 2025 under the legacy EYFS framework (Quality of Education, Behaviour and Attitudes, Personal Development, Leadership and Management), with all areas graded Good and Safeguarding effective. This report has been mapped to the November 2025 framework structure: Safeguarding (Met=100), Inclusion (75), Curriculum and Teaching (75), Achievement (75), Behaviour/Attitudes/Routines (75), Welfare/Well-being (78), and Leadership/Governance (75), yielding an overall score of 75 (Expected Standard). The nursery demonstrates strong foundations in warm relationships, well-sequenced curriculum, effective parent partnerships, and positive staff culture. The primary area for improvement identified by the inspector concerns inconsistent quality of staff interactions and challenge, particularly for more-able children, which directly impacts teaching quality and achievement outcomes.