By John Baron
A training academy which guides learners from apprenticeships to becoming qualified early years practitioners and educators.
Cliffe House Day Nurseries Limited is a small independent learning provider that runs Cliffe House Training Academy in Horsforth.
It provides apprenticeships to the staff of Cliffe House Day Nurseries across seven early years settings in West Yorkshire, as well as five other nurseries in the area.
An Ofsted inspector visited the academy, based in Back Featherbank Terrace, last month and rated it as ‘outstanding’ for its quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, apprenticeships and leadership.
The inspector highlighted the ‘rich’ personal development curriculum on offer.
“Apprentices have highly positive and mature attitudes to their learning,” the report said. “They thrive in a culture of high standards and expectations set by staff. They are highly committed to developing their knowledge and understanding of early years, recognising the considerable responsibilities that they have for children.
“Apprentices develop their professionalism quickly and become valued members of staff in their settings. They grow significantly in confidence as their early years knowledge and skills build. Tutors develop apprentices’ skills in communicating with the parents of children very effectively.”
Read the full Ofsted report here.
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