A NURSERY is celebrating after inspectors from Education Scotland gave it a positive report.

Hazeldene Family Centre in Newton Mearns, East Renfrewshire was praised for a number of key strengths including: “the effective leadership of the headteacher and leadership team in successfully implementing new ways of working” and a “strong culture of professional learning”.

The inspectors also noted there were “respectful, caring relationships across the setting” which contributed to “a welcoming, supportive ethos.”

Senior leaders and staff were praised for using their “knowledge of children very well to inform their work” and the report added: “All staff support children to feel secure, be curious and make very good progress across their learning.”

Some areas for improvement were identified and discussed with the headteacher and a representative from East Renfrewshire Council, including a requirement of staff to “continue to improve the use of environments and experiences in order to challenge all children to apply their skills and lead their own learning.”

The inspectors said the nursery, which has 88 children aged between three and five, should also “develop further the involvement of all staff, children, and partners in leading improvements.”

The full report is available on the Education Scotland website.