On a bright spring day, not far from the seafront in Hove, East Sussex, Young Friends Nursery is a hub of activity. Out in the garden, children and staff are enjoying the first real sunshine of the year, while indoors nursery chef Gillian Lloyd-Evans is busy preparing lunch. Occupying a central position, the kitchen is clearly the heart of the nursery.
According to Young Friends' website, its strengths include 'providing the flexibility of a childminder with the resources and experience of a high-quality nursery, and the environment of a free-flow family house and garden'. Its homeliness and attention to individual needs were certainly factors which helped it achieve Outstanding in its first-ever Ofsted inspection.
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