A BRIDPORT nursery is celebrating after being rated good by Ofsted.

Wonderland Nursery, at the Old School in Gundry Lane, was inspected in January.

Following the inspection it has been found to be 'good' by Ofsted.

It was rated good in all four areas inspected by Ofsted; effectiveness of the leadership and management; quality of teaching, learning and assessment; personal development, behaviour and welfare and outcomes for children.

It praised the nursery for the progress the children make, that children play well together and that staff provide good role models.

The report stated: "Children with delayed development receive strong support from staff. Staff work closely with outside agencies and parents to enable consistency in children's learning through carefully planned activities that effectively target any gaps in children's development. All children make good progress.

"Staff are good role models for children. They successfully help children to understand the behavioural expectations. Children learn to solve minor problems for themselves, such as apologising when they upset their friends. Children play well together.

"Staff consistently encourage children to try to manage small self-care tasks for themselves, such as chopping fruit, to support their increasing independence."

"Effective observation and assessment processes enable staff to track individual children's development and plan to help them make further progress in their learning."

Lorraine Thom, manager at the nursery, said: "Yes, we're delighted. It's a lot of hard work. The staff have all worked very hard.

"Our parents are really good. Some of them even wanted to speak to the inspectors. That was good that the parents wanted to get involved in the inspection."

The report also highlighted why the nursery is not yet outstanding.

It stated: "The manager does not routinely provide rigorous support for staff to assess the quality of teaching and enable them to strengthen their skills. For example, some staff do not make best use of opportunities to introduce mathematical concepts such as counting.

"On occasion, staff do not give children enough time to think about how to respond to more complex questions, and miss out on opportunities to engage them in detailed discussion."

It encouraged the nursery to extend the support for staff through regular professional development opportunities and meticulous performance management that focuses on raising the quality of teaching to strengthen their knowledge and practice.

It added that the nursery should provide more opportunities for children to develop their thinking skills and share their thoughts and ideas.