The Lime Trees Kirkby West

Torchlight drawing, movement to music and individual language support give this nursery's January 2023 account its character. At its 6 January 2023 inspection, Ofsted judged The Lime Trees Outstanding overall, with the same judgement across education, behaviour, personal development and leadership.

The Lime Trees Kirkby West has 20 places in total for children aged 24 to 59 months. Its address is Sutton Middle Lane, Nottingham, NG17 8FX. The strongest reasons to consider it come from the detail of children's experiences, rather than the grade alone.

In January 2023, learning followed children's interests: filling containers led to water play, while tweezers and pom-poms gave small fingers a practical challenge. The early years foundation stage provides the framework for children's learning, development and care; here, the activities illustrated how play could bring language and physical development together.

An art-gallery visit became the starting point for drawing with torch-mounted pens on paper laid across the floor. Children then drew overhead while lying on their backs. That connected an outing with fresh ways to experiment with movement and marks. Elsewhere, matching keys to padlocks combined a problem to solve with careful hand movements.

Music prompted children to act out cars and aircraft, while a zoo story used props and questions to encourage retelling. Bells signalled tidying time. These January 2023 examples show how movement, conversation and familiar routines fitted into the same day, with opportunities both to join a group and to work on a task.

At the January 2023 inspection, Ofsted found safeguarding effective, assessment successful in identifying support needs, and partnerships with parents exceptionally strong, with children making rapid progress from their starting points.

In January 2023, additional funding enabled a speech and language therapist to work within the nursery, helping children individually and advising practitioners. Small language groups included bubble blowing to practise sounds and mouth movements. Support was attached to a specific need and a concrete activity.

Families received ongoing feedback and advice. Local charities supplied surplus food for families to take freely, while toothbrushing packs brought together a brush, toothpaste, stickers and guidance. These were practical forms of family support in January 2023. Staff also rehearsed safeguarding scenarios in meetings and understood the information and permissions needed before administering medicines.

Sutton Middle Lane, Nottingham, NG17 8FX is the nursery's address. In January 2023, it operated during term time, Monday to Friday, with session times of 8.30am to 3.30pm. These are the attendance arrangements documented at that visit.

The nursery provided funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children in January 2023. Families weighing that arrangement need to distinguish the funded provision from the timetable they require.

• Term-time planning. The January 2023 timetable ran from 8.30am to 3.30pm on weekdays during term time. What attendance and funded-hours arrangement would fit your family's current week?
• Language support. January 2023 practice included an in-house speech and language therapist and small language groups. For a child needing help with communication, use a visit to discuss their needs against those specific approaches.

The January 2023 account will appeal to families with children aged 24 to 59 months who value creative play and practical language support. Its January 2023 account gives substance to that choice: art extended beyond the gallery visit, and communication support reached both children and staff. Families seeking term-time attendance have a dated timetable to weigh alongside those strengths.