Mauricewood Primary School Nursery

1. To support an ethos of a nurturing environment and enhance the quality of children’s play and learning experiences, the provider should work more collaboratively with management, senior leaders and the team to identify and address environmental and resourcing needs. Joint evaluation of care, play and learning spaces should be strengthened to promote a welcoming, supportive child-centred environment. This is to ensure care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which state that: 'I use a service and organisation that are well led and managed' (HSCS 4.23) and 'I experience high quality care and support because people have the necessary information and resources' (HSCS 4.27).

2. To promote consistently high-quality experiences for children, the provider should ensure management strengthen quality assurance and improvement planning processes so that they more effectively identify and address weaknesses. This should include clear monitoring, measurable outcomes and timescales to support planned improvements leading to positive outcomes for children. This is to ensure care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which state that: 'I benefit from a culture of continuous improvement, with the organisation having robust and transparent quality assurance systems' (HSCS 4.19).

1. To enhance children’s engagement and learning, the provider should ensure more effective use of learning spaces to support open-ended, child-led play, particularly outdoors and across literacy and numeracy. Learning areas should be well-maintained, organised and inviting, enabling sustained play, curiosity and progression in play and learning. This is to ensure care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which state that: 'As a child, I can direct my own play and activities in the way that I choose, and freely access a wide range of experiences and resources suitable for my age and stage, which stimulate my natural curiosity, learning and creativity' (HSCS 2.27).